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1965 Map of Walnut Ridge SE

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Walnut Ridge SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Cache River carves a winding path through this corner of northeast Arkansas, serving as the primary drainage for an extensively engineered agricultural landscape. By the mid-1960s, a complex network of man-made channels like Beaver Dam Ditch, Duck Branch Ditch, and Float Road Ditch had fundamentally altered the natural hydrology to support rural farming. Small agrarian hubs such as Whiskerville, Walnut Corner, and Fontaine anchor the region, which is divided between Lawrence and Greene counties.

Local history is preserved in the numerous rural landmarks and burial grounds that dot the fields. Genealogists can locate family-named sites such as Ray Cemetery and Jenkins Cemetery, or religious centers like New Covenant Ch. The map also captures evocative place names that hint at the area's original character, including Promised Land, Shady Grove, and Evening Shade, while features like Oak Slough and Tupelo Slough indicate the remnants of the cypress-tupelo bottomlands that once dominated the valley.