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2015 Map of Chesbrough

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Chesbrough
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Tangipahoa River flows along the western edge of this landscape, defining the rural character of northern Tangipahoa Parish. In the mid-2010s, this area remained largely defined by its small crossroads settlements such as Chesbrough and Bolivar, connected by a network of winding roads like Highway 440 and Highway 1061. The land is heavily dissected by numerous tributaries, including Big Cr, Caney Br, and E Fork Big Cr, which carve through the terrain between low ridges.

Local history is deeply anchored in the many family-named cemeteries scattered across the township lines. Genealogists will find a concentration of sites such as Lebo Cem, Varnado Cem, and several Bankston Cem locations, including both the Old Bankston Cem and New Bankston Cem. This distribution of burial grounds and family-named roads like Andrew Bankston Rd and Jeff Bankston Rd reflects a long-standing pattern of family landholdings and small rural communities that have persisted through the generations.