1903 Map of Siloam Springs

About this map

Siloam Springs anchors this detailed survey of the borderlands where the Arkansas line meets the Cherokee Nation in the years before Oklahoma statehood. The landscape is defined by a series of distinct upland openings including Elkhorn Prairie, Long Prairie, and Round Prairie, interspersed with a dense network of hollows such as Indian Grave Hollow and Hazelnut Hollow. The Illinois River and Spavinaw Creek carve through the terrain, supporting early communities like Cincinnati and Maysville. Transportation is dominated by the Kansas City Southern R. R. and the Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf R. R., which linked these frontier settlements. Smaller landmarks such as Shoaps Store, Round Spring Church, and Baptist Bushyhead Mt provide significant points of interest for genealogists tracing family roots in this culturally complex intersection of Arkansas and Indian Territory.