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1982 Map of Collinston East

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Collinston East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Oak Ridge and Collinston anchor this delta landscape during the early 1980s, revealing a rural environment defined by the slow movement of water and the precision of rail. The Missouri Pacific railroad cuts a straight diagonal across the terrain, passing through the Coulee State Wildlife Refuge and skirting various swampy lowlands like Cleora Brake and Patten Slough. This era shows a landscape heavily marked by small community hubs, particularly seen in the high density of rural churches including Jerusalem Ch, Olive Grove Ch, and True Vine Ch.

Evidence of much older habitation is preserved at the Indian Mounds near Bonne Idee, while the more recent genealogical record is found in several family and community burial grounds such as Mallette Cem and Trouser Hill Cem. The intricate network of waterways, from Little Bayou Galion to Carney Slu, suggests a region where drainage and levee management were essential for the agricultural settlement patterns shown here.