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1937 Map of Chopin NE

Name: 1937 Topographic Map of Chopin NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1937
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1937

About this map

Chopin sits at the northern edge of this Louisiana survey, where the Texas and Pacific railroad follows the course of the Cane River. The landscape transitions south from the river bottomlands into the timbered parish line, marked by the administrative boundary between Natchitoches and Rapides Parishes. Small rural communities such as Galbraith, Lena, and Flatwoods are linked by the State Highway and the Texas and Pacific Highway, which run alongside the rail line.

Education and local heritage are anchored by scattered institutions like the Galbraith Sch, Bay Springs Sch, and Campbell Creek Sch. The region's hydraulic character is defined by a dense network of water bodies, including Bayou Castor, Cane River, and Nash Lake. Genealogists may find value in the specific locations of the Carnahan Cem and Campbell Creek Cem, which serve as permanent markers of family history in these rural townships during the late 1930s.