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1986 Map of Blackburn

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

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Blackburn and Ruple serve as the primary hubs of this landscape in the mid-1980s, situated along the border of Webster and Claiborne Parishes. The terrain is defined by a dense network of waterways, including Black Creek and Caney Creek, which weave through the heavily wooded areas that eventually transition into the Kisatchie National Forest in the southwest.

Evidence of rural community life is visible in the scattered Cem locations and small clearings near Sand Hill. The intricate topography shown here—from the banks of Beaver Lake to the meandering courses of Lick Bayou and Flat Bayou—reflects the traditional settlement patterns of northern Louisiana, where roads and small homesites follow the higher ground between the many creeks and bayous. This survey captures a moment of established rural character before further modern development reached this section of the parish line.