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1939 Map of Waldron

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Waldron
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Waldron serves as the focal point of this Scott County survey, where the Kansas City Southern Railway cuts through the river valley between substantial mountain ridges. The town sits at the confluence of several water systems, including the Poteau River and Dutch Creek, surrounded by a landscape divided between the Poteau National Forest to the north and the Ouachita National Forest to the south.

Rural life in the late 1930s is documented through numerous family-named landmarks and local institutions, such as Mt Pleasant Ch and Evening Shade Sch. The map reveals a community structured by its topography, with settlements like Hon and Winfield tucked into the gaps and valleys. Notable local sites like the County Farm and several neighborhood burial grounds, including Old Salem Cem and Hon Cem, provide specific points of interest for those tracing the history of this timber and rail corridor.