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1949 Map of Boyce SE

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Boyce SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Rapides Bayou snakes through the center of this Rapides Parish landscape, a complex drainage network that defines the region's historical geography. Small agrarian communities and local landmarks are situated along these waterways and transport lines, including Rapides and Graham. Public life during this era centered around rural institutions such as the Rapides Sch, Cooper Sch, and the Evening Star Ch. The map reveals the infrastructure of the late 1940s, with the Texas and Pacific railroad and State Highway No 20 running parallel to the Red River in the north.

Agricultural drainage projects are evident in the presence of Irish Ditch No 1 and Irish Ditch No 2, while the southern portion of the sheet transitions into the protected lands of the Kisatchie National Forest. Notable for genealogists, the map preserves the location of many family-named bayous such as Persimmon Bayou, Tiger Bayou, and Pecan Bayou, alongside remnants of earlier transit like an Old Railroad Grade.