1952 Map of Bradley

About this map

Bradley serves as a central hub on this 1952 topographic survey, which documents the borderlands where Arkansas meets Louisiana. The landscape is defined by the St Louis Southwestern railroad corridor and a network of waterways including Posten Bayou and Dooley Creek. This era of the Gulf South is represented through several small rural communities like Gin City and Walnut Hill, each clustered around local institutions such as St Mary Ch and Bunkham Sch. The map reveals the intricate drainage patterns of the Lafayette Co Bossier Parish line, showing how the wetlands and bayous dictated the placement of early settlements and road networks. To the east, the State Game Refuge Boundary marks a transition from agricultural land into managed natural space, while landmarks like Chalybeate Springs Ch provide key points of reference for genealogists tracing family roots in the region.