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1947 Map of Gaytine

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Gaytine
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Gaytine and the nearby settlement of Turps anchor this 1930s landscape in southwest Louisiana, captured here on a survey published just after the war. The map reveals an economy in transition, where the timber industry's footprint is visible through several stretches of Old Logging Railroad Grade and an Old Road network that predates the modern highway system. The Southern Pacific line runs north-south through the center of the sheet, crossing complex wetlands including Marsh Bayou and Indian Bayou.

Water management is a defining feature of the southern portion of the quadrangle, where the Irrigation Canal and a Canal (Abandoned) suggest evolving agricultural or industrial needs. The confluence of several drainage systems, including Boggy Creek, Barnes Creek, and Hickory Branch, illustrates the low-lying, bayou-heavy terrain at the intersection of Beauregard, Allen, Calcasieu, and Jefferson Davis Parishes.