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1939 Map of Waldron

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Waldron
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Waldron serves as the central hub for this Scott County landscape, surveyed in the late 1930s just as the Kansas City Southern railroad defined the local timber and agricultural economy. The terrain is dominated by the massive east-west ridges of Poteau Mountain and Brushy Mountain, which channel the Poteau River and the La Fave River through deep valleys. This survey provides a dense record of rural life within the Ouachita National Forest, capturing a network of mountain settlements like Hon, Blansett, and Winfield.

Genealogists will find a wealth of community landmarks, including the County Farm and numerous schools such as Evening Shade Sch and Bush Sch. The map preserves the exact locations of family and community burial grounds, from Anthony Cem in the west to the Curtis Ct Cem in the southeast. This document reflects a period when isolated mountain schools and churches like Square Rock Ch were the primary social anchors for residents living along Piney Creek and Dutch Creek.