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1969 Map of Stephens

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Stephens
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The industrial and agricultural landscape of southern Arkansas is defined here by the extensive energy infrastructure surrounding Stephens. Mapping reveals a region heavily utilized for extraction, with the Curry Oil and Gas Field, Smackover Oil and Gas Field, and Wesson North Oil and Gas Field covering significant portions of the township. Dozens of Oil Wells and several Drill Holes are scattered across the terrain, indicating the intensive activity of the mid-20th century petroleum industry.

Community life persists amidst the oil derricks, anchored by rural institutions such as Seminary Ch, New Zion Hill Ch, and Carver Sch. The St Louis Southwestern railroad provides a central transport spine through the area, passing through the settlement of Ogemaw and connecting the localized industrial sites, including a Refinery and Substation, to the broader regional economy. Waterways like Smackover Creek and Cypress Creek snake through the wooded lowlands, often serving as the boundaries between Ouachita Co, Columbia Co, and Nevada Co.