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2003 Map of Chestnut

Name: 2003 Topographic Map of Chestnut
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2005
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2005

About this map

Ashland and the smaller settlement of Chestnut anchor this landscape in north Louisiana at the turn of the millennium. The terrain is defined by the expansive Kisatchie National Forest, where a dense network of watercourses like Antoine Creek and Bucket Creek carve through the wooded hills. These creeks, including Demery Creek and Lizzie Creek, reveal the natural drainage patterns that have historically shaped the region's timber and agricultural activity.

Evidence of local industry and community life appears in the form of a solitary Oil Well and a small Cem near the northern boundary. The Ashland Corporate Boundary shows the town's extent during this era of revision, while the presence of the Dry Choctaw Creek and Bryant Creek to the east and south marks the boundaries of the forest's rugged interior. This map is a record of the rural intersection between public forest lands and small-town Louisiana life.