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1939 Map of Stuttgart

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Stuttgart
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Stuttgart anchors the southern edge of this survey, serving as a vital rail hub where the St Louis Southwestern Ry and the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry converge. The landscape is defined by the flat, productive reaches of Long Prairie and the Lonoke and Arkansas county lines. This era shows a densely settled rural interior supported by a network of one-room schoolhouses like Fairmount Sch, Independence Sch, and Wylie Sch.

Drainage systems are critical to the local geography, with La Grue Bayou and Bayou Meto snaking through the prairie. Smaller agricultural stops such as Slovac, Tollville, and Rice Junction illustrate the region's historical reliance on the railroads for transport and trade. For those tracing family roots, the map provides precise locations for the Lutheran Cem and Gum Pond Cem, alongside numerous family-named schools and small bayou-side settlements.