Angie and Varnado serve as the primary hubs in this section of Washington Parish, situated near the meandering course of the Pearl River. The landscape is a complex network of wetlands and small water bodies, including Manning Lake, Jones Bayou, and the isolated Morrison Island. This area is particularly dense with family and community burial grounds, offering significant value for genealogical research. Documented sites such as Wesley Ray Cem, Bonnie Cem, and Old Live Oak Cem are scattered throughout the rural countryside, connected by local routes like Balltown Rd and Military Rd. The presence of Old Fornea Cem and Fornea Cem near Varnado suggests deep-rooted local heritage and long-standing settlement patterns in the timber-rich piney woods of southeastern Louisiana.
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1949 · Bogalusa East
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1949 · Angie
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1949 · Bogalusa West
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1950 · Crains Creek
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1953 · Hattiesburg
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1953 · Mobile
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Mobile
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Hattiesburg
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Bogalusa
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1959 · Poplarville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500