2020 Map of Empire

About this map

The small community of Empire sits at the intersection of W Beouff St and Co Rd 19, anchoring a landscape defined by the low-lying drainage systems of the Mississippi Delta border. This 2020 survey documents a complex network of waterways, where the Boeuf River winds along the eastern boundary, fed by tributaries like Fleschmans Bayou and Lafourche Bayou. The presence of Hubbard Brake and Ash Flat suggests the characteristic cypress-tupelo bottomlands and floodplains that have historically shaped agriculture and settlement patterns in this region. Local heritage is preserved at sites such as Millers Chapel Cem and Green Grove Cem, which serve as permanent markers of the families who settled this corner of Ashley County. The map also illustrates the modern transition of the landscape across the Arkansas-Louisiana state line, showing how local roads like Louisiana Line Rd and Parish Rd 561 bridge the rural borderlands.