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1985 Map of Bernice

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Bernice
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The town of Bernice serves as the primary hub in this north Louisiana landscape, characterized by the winding path of Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne and its many tributaries. Photographed in the early 1980s, the map reveals a region defined by parish boundaries and timbered terrain where the Union Parish Lincoln Parish and Claiborne Parish Union Parish lines meet. Small-scale industrial activity is evident in the scattered Gravel Pits and a Sludge Pit found in the western hills.

While the town center of Bernice shows an established street grid and a Sewage Disposal facility, the surrounding countryside remains largely rural. To the northwest, the settlement of Weldon sits among the headwaters of Hammock Creek and Lowery Creek. Numerous unnamed cemeteries (Cem) are tucked away in the wooded uplands, providing valuable points of interest for genealogists tracing family roots in this corner of the state.