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1962 Map of Snow Hill

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Snow Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Smackover Oil and Gas Field dominates the southern landscape of this 1960s survey, illustrating the intensive industrial footprint of petroleum extraction along the border of Ouachita and Union Counties. The Ouachita River meanders through the center of the sheet, its oxbows and backwaters forming distinctive features like Half Moon Lake, Spoon Lake, and Cages Lake. These wetlands and bayous contrast sharply with the industrial activity to the south, where a dense network of roads and pipelines supports the local energy economy.

Small settlements and community hubs such as Snow Hill, Newport, and Cross Roads are documented alongside specialized sites like Beech Springs Camp. For those researching local heritage, the map identifies several scattered Cemeteries and geographic markers such as Millers Bluff and an Indian Mound near the river’s upper reaches. The confluence of Smackover Creek and the river marks a transition point between the wooded bottomlands and the developed oil fields.