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1951 Map of Bernice

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Bernice
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Bernice serves as the central hub of this North Louisiana landscape, situated at the crossroads of local highways and the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad. The topography is defined by the complex drainage systems of the Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne and Corney Creek, which feed into the large expanse of Bayou D'Arbonne Lake in the southeast. This survey captures a dense network of rural community centers and family-named landmarks established along the ridges and creek bottoms.

Evidence of the region's mid-century religious and social infrastructure is widespread, with numerous country churches like Mt Tabor Ch and New Bethel Ch serving as focal points for settlements such as Weldon and Lillie. Significant cultural history is preserved in the location of the Taylor Cem and the Douglas Sch, while the presence of an Oil Well indicates the industrial layer underlying the timbered terrain and small-scale agriculture of Union and Claiborne Parishes.