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1945 Map of Chipola

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Chipola
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

The winding Amite River defines the western edge of this 1940s landscape, weaving through the timber and bottomlands of St. Helena Parish. Centered on the crossroads of Chipola, this survey captures a rural Louisiana community sustained by a network of local schools and churches. Public education is represented by the Riverside Sch, St Helena Sch, and Centerville Sch, each serving the scattered families of the surrounding countryside.

Evidence of established family history appears in the Hurst Cem and Wales Cem, while place names like Joiners and Darlington mark the primary points of settlement. The terrain is deeply etched by watercourses such as Darlings Creek, Beaver Creek, and Sandy Run, which likely influenced the original land divisions of the General Land Office records noted in the margins. The presence of numerous trails and secondary roads connecting these water-rich basins suggests a landscape still deeply tied to its agricultural and natural geography.