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1947 Map of Edna

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Edna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

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The Calcasieu River meanders through the heart of this southwest Louisiana landscape, marking a transition between the wetlands and the rising timber and agricultural lands of the mid-1930s. Small rail-side communities like Edna and Deaton Spur anchor the transport network, while Indian Village sits along a bend in the river, suggesting older patterns of settlement. The boundary between Allen Parish and Jefferson Davis Parish cuts horizontally across the sheet, dividing a region defined by its bayous and early industry.

Evidence of the timber era is visible in the Old Logging Railroad Grade spanning the southern sections, a remnant of the intensive logging that shaped the local economy before the dominance of the Missouri Pacific line. Significant waterways including Serpent Bayou, Cow Bayou, and Bunch Creek drain the low-lying terrain, flanked by State Highway No. 785 and State Highway No. 165, which provided the primary overland routes for the small settlements of Fontenot and its neighbors.