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2015 Map of Fairview

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Fairview
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Glasscock Island and the meandering path of the Mississippi River dominate this landscape along the border of Louisiana and Mississippi. The area is characterized by the complex hydrology of the river floodplain, where the Glasscock Cutoff and the Old River course through silty lowlands. Small riverfront settlements like Fairview and Ashland are situated near the protective Slocum Levee Rd, which traces the western bank of the river.

For researchers of local history, the map identifies several significant burial sites, including the Point Pleasant Cemeteries and Ashland Cem. Land use in this era is a mix of aviation at the F L Braughton Airport and river-dependent geography, evidenced by features such as Brabston Crevasse and the evocative Dead Mans Bend. A network of rural routes, including Raymond Cowan Rd and Briars Chute Rd, provides access to the scattered homesteads and landings along the water's edge.