
Grand Cane serves as the focal point of this De Soto Parish landscape, showing a concentrated grid of streets surrounded by a complex network of resource extraction and rural landmarks. The 1994 data reveals a region defined by its energy production, with the Spider Gas Field, Canadian Bayou Oil and Gas Field, and North Grand Cane Oil and Gas Field carving into the terrain. Outside the developed center, the land is etched by numerous watercourses like Grand Cane Bayou and Cook Creek, leading toward the lowlands of Southerland Bottom. Genealogists and local researchers can identify several rural burial sites, including Zion Hill Cem, Friendship Cem, and Cook Cem. The presence of the De Soto Parish Airfield and a dedicated Roadside Park along the highway indicates the parish's mid-century infrastructure and transportation development.
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1941 · Pelican
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Pleasant Hill
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Logansport
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Pleasant Hill
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1945 · Grand Cane
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1945 · Mansfield
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Mansfield
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Alexandria
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Shreveport
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Alexandria
USGS Topo · 1:250,000