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1911 Map of Baxter Bayou

Name: 1911 Topographic Map of Baxter Bayou
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Macon Bayou forms the primary boundary between West Carroll and East Carroll Parish in this 1911 survey of the northeast Louisiana lowlands. The landscape is dominated by a complex network of waterways, including Russell Bayou, Brushy Bayou, and Cypress Bayou, which illustrate the natural drainage patterns of the Mississippi Delta region before extensive modern levee systems were completed. Agricultural life centers on large landholdings such as Tompkins Plantation and Bowie Plantation, connected by primitive infrastructure like the State Road.

Evidence of early 20th-century transportation and community life is visible in features like Lanes Ferry Bridge and the abandoned Corbins Ferry, indicating shifting crossing points as technology progressed. Local landmarks such as the Lickskillet School near the settlement of Waddill provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family roots in this corner of the state during the early 1900s.