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1983 Map of Ferriday South

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Ferriday South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Ferriday and the neighboring community of Ridgecrest occupy the northern reach of this Mississippi River delta landscape in the early 1980s. The region is defined by complex hydrology, where Lake Concordia and Turtle Lake sit alongside ancient oxbows and sloughs such as Hoover Slough and Campfire Slough. The heavy presence of water management infrastructure, including numerous sewage treatment ponds and a distinct canal system, reflects the challenge of development on the alluvial plain.

Genealogists can find several family and parish landmarks, including Lambert Cem, Sawyer Cem, and St James Cem. Transportation and utility networks are prominent, with the Missouri Pacific railroad corridor and a major Steel Pole Trans Line cutting across the terrain. To the west, the Concordia State Wildlife Management Area preserves the natural state of Bayou Cocodrie before the landscape transitions toward the Mississippi River and Cowpen Point.