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2011 Map of Eaton

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Eaton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Lake Charles dominates the eastern portion of this Lawrence County landscape, where a sophisticated network of flood control structures lines the Flat Creek drainage. These water management features, including the Flat Creek Site Six Reservoir and several numbered dams, reflect modern agricultural engineering designed to tame the waterways flowing toward the Black River. Small settlements like Denton and Eaton serve as central nodes for a rural grid of Lawrence County roads that link scattered homesteads and local landmarks.

Local history and genealogy researchers will find several family-named landmarks and resting places, such as the McNutt Cemetery and Powhatan Cemetery. The cultural life of these communities is anchored by small rural houses of worship, notably Oak Grove Church and Cedar Grove Church, which stand near the meandering paths of Little Cypress Creek and Crow Creek. Toward the southern edge, the terrain transitions into the wetlands of the Sawlog Slough and Robinson Bay, marking the natural floodplain before the river's bend.