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2012 Map of Chatham

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Chatham
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Chatham serves as the central hub of this Jackson Parish landscape, situated along the shores of Chatham Lake. The town is the intersection point for several local routes including Chatham Lake Rd and Jasper St, with a prominent Po serving the community. The surrounding countryside is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including Castor Cr, Pool Br, and Flat Cr, which drain into the larger Caney Creek Reservoir in the southwest.

Evidence of the region's energy economy is visible at the Chatham Gas Field near Indian Cr. For those researching local family histories, numerous burial sites are documented across the quadrangle, from Salem Cem in the north to Brooklyn Cem near the southern boundary. Smaller settlements and named locales like Wood Junction, Mount Moriah, and Veal Farm illustrate the dispersed rural settlement pattern characteristic of this portion of Louisiana.