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1985 Map of Hudson

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Hudson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Gaars Mill and the settlement of Hudson anchor this topographic survey of northern Winn Parish, capturing a landscape of timber and extraction during the mid-1980s. The region is defined by a dense network of tributaries including Hurricane Creek, Flat Creek, and the winding Kiesche Creek, which feed into the larger hydrological system of the central Louisiana piney woods.

Evidence of local industry is visible in the scattered Oil Field locations and several small cemeteries (Cem) that dot the rural sections between Sikes and the smaller hamlets. This provisional data reflects the transition from early resource-based economies to modern land management, where small family-named landmarks like Little Kiesche Creek and Walnut Creek persist alongside industrial activity. The map provides a detailed view of the section lines and township boundaries that historically organized these central Louisiana communities.