1983 Map of Cloutierville

About this map

The alluvial plains of the Natchitoches Parish river country are defined here by the winding course of the Cane River Lake and the Red River. This early 1980s landscape is deeply agricultural, with a settlement pattern that follows the water, including the historic community of Cloutierville and the railroad stop at Derry. The map reveals the intricate network of parish life through its numerous religious and educational sites, such as St Augustine Ch near Melrose and Spring Hill Ch in the south. To the southwest, the terrain shifts abruptly as the flat bottomlands meet the rising elevations of the Kisatchie National Forest, specifically the Kisatchie Hills Wilderness Area and the Red Dirt National Wildlife Management Preserve. Transportation is anchored by the Missouri Pacific railroad line, which parallels the river and serves the scattered hamlets of Montrose and Magnolia.