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1984 Map of Aimwell

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Aimwell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Aimwell anchors the southwestern portion of this Catahoula Parish survey, marking a pocket of settlement near the winding path of Brushy Creek. The landscape is defined by the Chalk Hills, which rise above a dense network of watercourses that shaped the area's early development and transportation. Smaller communities like Sherwood and Spring Ridge appear as established clusters along the ridgelines and creek valleys.

The intricate drainage patterns of Sugar Creek, Hooter Creek, and Haggerty Creek dominate the northern terrain, while Double Ford Creek and Rocky Ford Creek suggest the practical crossings used by local residents before more permanent infrastructure arrived. Several sites marked Cem are scattered throughout the quadrangle, serving as critical points of interest for genealogists tracing family histories in these rural Louisiana uplands during the mid-1980s.