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1932 Map of Colfax SW

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Colfax SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

Colfax sits at the heart of this early 1930s landscape, positioned where the Louisiana and Arkansas railway corridor meets the winding course of the Red River. The map reveals a complex aquatic geography defined by the expansive, marshy reaches of Iatt Lake and its smaller neighbor, Little Lake Iatt, which are fed by numerous local tributaries like Black Creek and Sugar House Bayou.

Evidence of local industry and community life is visible in the presence of the Lutesville Gravel Pit and a network of country churches, including Lee Chapel and Ferenzi Ch. Small settlements such as Summerfield and McNeely are connected by a developing road system, including State Highway No 1 and State Highway No 71. This survey, compiled from early Air Corps aerial photography, captures the parish borders where Grant, Natchitoches, and Rapides meet amidst a landscape of bayous and seasonal bottomlands.