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1998 Map of Beekman

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Beekman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

Beekman and surrounding hamlets define the landscape of northern Morehouse Parish in this late 20th-century survey. The area is characterized by a complex network of waterways and depressions typical of the Louisiana lowlands, ranging from the prominent Bussy Brake and Bayou Bartholomew to smaller features like Snake Creek and Shiloh Slash. The map reveals a rural economy rooted in resource extraction, evidenced by an extensive Oil and Gas Field and a dense infrastructure of pipelines and transmission lines that cut through the terrain.

Local history is preserved through scattered settlements such as Shiloh, Vaughn, and Rogers, alongside several cemeteries that mark long-standing community sites. The presence of levees and spoil banks along de Butte Slough indicates active water management in the region. Engineering landmarks like the Radio Tower and various pumping stations stand alongside natural features like Hog Wallow Slough, illustrating the intersection of industrial development and the native wetlands of the Ark-La-Miss region.