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2014 Map of Woodson

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Woodson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The Arkansas River and its shifting backwaters define the topography of this Pulaski County corridor south of Little Rock. The meandering river channel, including the wide Chenault Reach, is buffered by a complex network of waterways like Fourche Bayou and Pennington Bayou. Low-lying terrain is dotted with small lakes and sloughs, such as Ferguson Lake and Walton Lake, which have historically influenced the settlement patterns of nearby towns like Wrightsville and Woodson.

Family history is deeply rooted in the small cemeteries that pepper the landscape, including the Kuykendall Cem, Brown Cem, and Birden Cem. In the southern reaches, the community of Hensley sits near the confluence of Campbell Bayou and Harris Bayou, where the local road network connects these river-adjacent townships. The map documents a landscape of transition, where the agricultural plains and wetlands meet the established residential districts along the river's western bank.