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2017 Map of Washington

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Washington serves as a central hub in this Hempstead County landscape, where the confluence of several key drainages shapes the topography. The settlement pattern follows the gentle divides between Town Creek, High Creek, and the South Fork Ozan Creek. This survey reveals a deeply established rural network, anchoring local history at sites like the Saint Peter Cemetery in the north and Belk Cemetery further south.

The presence of an Old Channel near the Middle Fork Ozan Creek indicates a changing hydrology, likely affecting historical land use in the areas surrounding Locust and Ozan. To the east, the drainage of Terre Rouge Creek provides further geographic definition to the region. The map captures the alignment of modern county roads like Hempstead 22 Road as they navigate the creek bottoms and rising ridges of southwestern Arkansas.