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1955 Map of Hyatt

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Hyatt
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Hyatt and the nearby Fields P. O. serve as the primary landmarks in this southwestern Louisiana landscape, which is heavily defined by its industrial history and drainage network. The presence of numerous sections of an Old Logging Railroad Grade indicates the area's significance to the timber industry, showing how transport lines once carved through the dense creek bottoms. These remnants of the logging era are interspersed among a complex system of waterways, including the winding Bear Head Creek, Brushy Creek, and Windham Creek.

Infrastructure in the mid-1930s relied on routes such as State Highway No 287 and State Highway No 249, which connected these rural outposts. The terrain is characterized by numerous small tributaries like Johns Gully and Caney Branch, which flow through the forested sections. This map documents a transitional period when the primary transport for the timber industry was shifting from rail to road, while the original land lines were being adjusted to these permanent natural features.