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1971 Map of Emerson

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Emerson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The town of Emerson sits at the center of this topographic study, serving as a hub for the agricultural and petroleum-rich lands straddling the border between Columbia County, Arkansas, and Louisiana. The local economy is defined by industrial extraction, with the Horsehead Oil Field and Haynesville Oil Field dominating the landscape with numerous oil wells and drill holes. The Louisiana and North West RR provides a critical transportation spine through the region, passing directly through the heart of the settlement.

Rural community life is anchored by a network of local churches and family cemeteries, such as Sweet Home Ch, Pleasant Home Ch, and Providence Cem. The terrain is drained by a complex system of waterways, including Otter Creek, Panther Branch, and several branches of Cypress Creek, which carve through the timbered sections surrounding the active oil fields and scattered farmsteads of Forest Grove and Millerton.