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1935 Map of Gaytine

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Gaytine
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

The low-lying wetlands of Beauregard and Calcasieu Parishes define this 1935 landscape, where natural waterways like Marsh Bayou and Indian Bayou wind through a region shaped by timber and early agriculture. The area around Gaytine and Turps reveals the remnants of an industry in transition, marked by several stretches of an Old Logging Railroad Grade and an Irrigation Canal (Abandoned).

Transport is anchored by the Southern Pacific railroad line and U S Highway No 171, which cut north-to-south through the center and west. Local drainage patterns are complex, featuring Boggy Creek and Jackson Gully in the north, while the southern portion transitions into marshy terrain near the Jefferson Davis Parish border. This survey provides a clear view of the early 20th-century rural infrastructure before modern development altered the waterway management of these Louisiana wetlands.