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1988 Map of Baxter Bayou

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Baxter Bayou
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Macon Bayou defines the boundary between West Carroll and East Carroll parishes in this late 20th-century landscape. The terrain is characterized by a dense network of waterways and agricultural drainage, where Baxter Bayou and Brushy Bayou wind through low-lying areas. In the northwestern corner, the settlement of Oak Grove sits near the banks of Lyon Bayou, serving as a primary point of reference in an area otherwise dominated by field patterns and water management.

Lower in the quadrangle, the southern reach features significant wetlands and named channels like Tensas Bayou and Dry Prong Bayou. Local landmarks such as Cockspur Lake and Cypress Brake offer insight into the natural hydrology before extensive canalization. Smaller localities like Bowie and family-named landmarks such as Buck and Loggy provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing ancestral landholdings in this alluvial region.