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2017 Map of Tates Bluff

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Tates Bluff
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Tates Bluff marks the significant confluence where the Little Missouri River joins the Ouachita River, a traditional focal point for river transport and early settlement in southern Arkansas. This 2017 survey details the borderlands of Ouachita, Clark, and Dallas counties, where the river systems dictate the landscape's structure. The map captures a primarily rural environment defined by winding waterways and scattered communities such as Lunet, Vaden, and Kansas.

Family history is deeply embedded in the land, evidenced by several small burial grounds like Easley Cem, Kansas Cem, and McGill Cem. The lowlands near the rivers are punctuated by oxbow lakes and sloughs, including Horseshoe Lake, Bacon Lake, and Barton Lake. The road network, including Ouachita Road 24 and Vaden Cemetery Rd, provides access through the timbered tracts and bottomlands that characterize this river-junction region.