
Black River meanders through a dense network of swampy brakes and bayous along the borders of Catahoula and Concordia Parish at the turn of the 1960s. This survey records an active extraction economy, highlighting extensive petroleum operations such as the Larto Lake Oil Field and the South Larto Lake Oil Field that pepper the landscape with wells and access roads. The alluvial character of the terrain is evident in the numerous oxbow lakes and sloughs, including Cynthia Bayou Lake and Black River Lake, which dictate the placement of small rural communities like Mayna and New Era. Evidence of earlier history and local genealogy is scattered throughout the bottomlands, from the ancient Indian Mound to family landmarks like Palo Alto Cem and Hedrick Cem. An Old Railroad Grade cuts across the southeast, marking a former transportation corridor that once served the timber or rail needs of these river settlements.
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60 maps found

1935 Tooleys
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1941 Manifest
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1941 Tooleys
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1960 Eva
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1976 Sicily Island SW
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1982 Larto Lake North
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1982 Larto Lake South
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1983 Foules
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1983 Jonesville North
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1983 Jonesville South
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1983 Manifest
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1983 Walters
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1984 Aimwell
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1984 Enterprise
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1995 Walters
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2012 Aimwell
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2012 Enterprise
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2012 Foules
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2012 Jonesville North
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2012 Jonesville South
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2012 Larto Lake North
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2012 Larto Lake South
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2012 Manifest
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2012 Walters
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2015 Aimwell
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2015 Enterprise
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2015 Foules
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2015 Jonesville North
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2015 Jonesville South
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2015 Larto Lake North
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2015 Larto Lake South
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2015 Manifest
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2015 Walters
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2018 Aimwell
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2018 Enterprise
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2018 Foules
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2018 Jonesville North
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2018 Jonesville South
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2018 Larto Lake North
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2018 Larto Lake South
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2018 Manifest
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2018 Walters
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2020 Aimwell
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2020 Enterprise
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2020 Foules
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2020 Jonesville North
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2020 Jonesville South
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2020 Larto Lake North
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2020 Larto Lake South
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2020 Manifest
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2020 Walters
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2024 Aimwell
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2024 Enterprise
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2024 Foules
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2024 Jonesville North
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2024 Jonesville South
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2024 Larto Lake North
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2024 Larto Lake South
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2024 Manifest
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2024 Walters
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