2015 Map of Bee Bayou

About this map

The settlement of Bee Bayou and the eastern edge of Rayville anchor this landscape in northeastern Louisiana, where the agricultural plains are defined by a complex network of meandering waterways. The map illustrates how local transportation, including the Branch Crossing Rd and La-3048, follows the natural contours of the land between Burns Bayou and Cow Bayou. The transition from Richland Parish into Franklin Parish is marked by the winding course of Big Creek at the southern edge of the survey. Significant for local historians and genealogists, the map identifies family-named infrastructure and burial sites such as Greer Cem and Sunflower Cem, alongside larger drainage systems like Cypress Creek and Hurricane Bayou that historically dictated the placement of farms and homesteads in the region.