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1904 Map of Siloam Springs

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Siloam Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1904
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1904

About this map

Siloam Springs and the surrounding borderlands of the Cherokee Nation and Arkansas are documented here just before Oklahoma's statehood. The landscape is defined by a series of distinct upland clearings such as Elkhorn Prairie, Long Prairie, and Lowry Prairie, which shaped the early settlement patterns of the region. The Arkansas Missouri Line and the border with the Cherokee Nation create a political framework for a territory then characterized by isolated trading posts like Shoaps Store and rural centers like Maysville.

Transportation is dominated by the Kansas City Southern R.R. and the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad, which connected these frontier towns to broader markets. Cultural life is anchored by community landmarks including the Round Spring Church and Baptist Church near Bushyhead. This era of the Illinois River valley shows a complex network of hollows and branches, from Muskrat Hollow to Falls Branch, supporting small settlements like Chloeta, Eucha, and Cincinnati.