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2020 Map of Woodson

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Woodson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Wrightsville and Woodson sit at the center of this landscape where the Arkansas River winds through a complex system of bayous and cutoffs. The terrain is defined by the shifting course of the river, which has created features like Jim Brown Island, Fourche Island, and the Case Bar Cutoff. This river-bottom environment is punctuated by a network of drainage features including Clark Bayou, Foureche Bayou, and Pennington Bayou, which historically shaped the settlement patterns and agricultural layout of Pulaski Co and Saline Co.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local family history preserved in the distribution of small burial grounds, such as Dickey Cem, Kuykendall Cem, and Birden Cem. The map also captures the modern infrastructure of the region, from the Tango 7 Airport to the alignment of 365 railroad and State Highway 386. The proximity of water is ever-present, seen in the numerous named lakes like Waldron Lake and Ferguson Lake that dot the lowlands between the river and the rising ground to the west.