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1983 Map of Chesbrough

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Chesbrough
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Tangipahoa River meanders through this portion of Tangipahoa Parish, defining a landscape of creek-fed bottomlands and rural settlements. During the early 1980s, the area around Chesbrough and Bolivar remained characterized by a dense network of family-named landmarks and local institutions. The map reveals a high concentration of cemeteries and churches, such as Old Bankston Cem and Mt Nebo Ch, which serve as vital markers for genealogical research in this part of Louisiana.

Educational sites like the Jewel B Sumner High Sch and Valley Forge Academy anchor the local community, while the presence of a Sand & Gravel operation near the river indicates the primary local industry of the era. The terrain is intricately carved by numerous waterways including Big Creek and Sandy Hollow, illustrating the drainage patterns that shaped the placement of early homesteads and roads before later modern development reached these rural reaches.