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2024 Map of DeRidder

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of DeRidder
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

DeRidder serves as the central hub of this modern Louisiana landscape, anchored by the Beauregard Parish Courthouse and a dense network of residential streets. The surrounding area preserves the names of several small communities including Ludington to the north, Bon Ami and Hite to the south, and the outlying settlements of Shear and Carson. These names often trace back to the region's historic timber industry and the mill towns that once defined the local economy along the rail lines.

Waterways like Palmetto Creek and Hickory Branch drain the terrain, while local infrastructure is represented by the Beauregard Regional Airport and the more uniquely named Swamp Smith Airport to the southeast. Genealogists will find several established burial grounds documented, including Woodlawn Cem, Starlight Cem, and Beauregard Cem. The map provides a contemporary view of how these historic settlement patterns have integrated into a modern rural and suburban framework.