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2019 Map of Taft

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Taft
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Elk River winds through the northern reaches of this Lincoln County landscape, creating prominent geographic features like Hovis Bend and Sumners Bend. The terrain is defined by a dense network of ridges and hollows, where family-named landmarks such as Bryant Hollow, Twitty Hollow, and Robinson Hollow indicate generations of local settlement. This area maintains a quiet, rural character focused around small communities like Molino, Coldwater, and Taft.

Genealogists and local historians will find a significant concentration of burial sites throughout the hills, including Kirkland Chapel Cem, Prosperity Cem, and Hastings Cem. Transport patterns are anchored by the Old Railroad Bed Rd, which traces a historical transit corridor through the western portion of the quadrangle. In the southeast, the geography levels out toward Pea Ridge, where the Brier Fork Flint River begins to drain south toward the state line.