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1972 Map of Yancopin

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Yancopin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The confluence of the Arkansas River and White River dominates this early 1970s landscape in Desha County, where the rivers' shifting nature is visible in the complex network of oxbow lakes and cutoffs. The settlement of Yancopin sits along the Missouri Pacific railroad line, protected by a significant Levee system that skirts the low-lying wetlands. Much of the northern and eastern territory is preserved within the White River National Wildlife Refuge, a dense environment of bayous and ponds such as Bear Pond and Hog Pen Hole.

To the south, agricultural drainage and land management are evident through named water bodies like Minnie Anderson Old River and Mound Lake. Local history is anchored by markers like the Turner Cem and family-named landmarks including John Smith Lake and the Poverty Point landing. This survey records the region just as modern river engineering, including the Saw Mill Bend Cutoff, was formalizing the boundaries of Big Island.