Abandoned Record
About Peterpender
This is a site record: what public sources say about Peterpender, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Peterpender is
Historic maps
10 historic USGS maps cover Peterpender
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1887 Magazine Mountain #2 sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1890 Magazine Mountain sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Russellville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Russellville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 Branch sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1977 Russellville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Russellville sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Russellville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1992 Russellville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1993 Branch sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Peterpender
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Arkansas index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Peterpender": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).