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1983 Map of Bellwood

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Bellwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Kisatchie National Forest dominates this landscape in western Natchitoches Parish, where the small community of Bellwood is positioned along the boundary with the Red Dirt National Wildlife Management Area. The terrain is defined by a dense network of drainage systems, including the meandering Bayou Santabarb and Bayou de Muse, which flow through the timberlands.

For genealogists, the map provides precise locations for several rural burial grounds and places of worship, such as Friendship Cem near Horsepen Creek and the Shady Grove Ch in the southern portion of the quadrangle. The distribution of sites like Moss Cem and Hardamon Cem offers a window into the dispersed settlement patterns of the 1980s, while the parish line between Natchitoches Parish and Sabine Parish cuts through the western edge of the forest.