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1971 Map of Emerson SE

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Emerson SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

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The East Haynesville Oil and Gas Field dominates the southern landscape of this 1971 survey, where the border between Arkansas and Louisiana cuts through a region defined by petroleum extraction and timber. Numerous wells and pipelines crisscross the terrain south of Owens, reflecting the industrial character of Columbia County and Claiborne Parish during this era. This economic activity exists alongside a deeply rooted rural infrastructure of small communities and country churches.

Social centers like Atlanta and Owens are anchored by local landmarks such as Mt Israel Ch and Wares Chapel. The topography is shaped by a dense network of waterways including Little Cornie Bayou and Sassafras Creek, which flow through the undulating pine lands. Genealogists may find value in the specific locations of the Traylor Cem and several community-named churches like Mt Bethel Ch and New Hope No 1 Ch, which served the families living among the creek branches and oil derricks.