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2012 Map of Iota

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Iota
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The town of Iota anchors this Acadia Parish landscape, where a dense grid of local roads and parish routes reflects the region's long-established agricultural and industrial footprint. The terrain is defined by its energy production, evidenced by the Grand Coulee Oil and Gas Field to the north and the Maxie Oil and Gas Field toward the east. Small communities like Keystone, Maxie, Ellis, and Judd dot the prairie, linked by roads such as Branch Hwy and Meridian Rd.

Aviation plays a notable role in this rural infrastructure, with several private facilities including Lawson Field Airport and the Reed Flying Service Inc Airport supporting local operations. Genealogists may find interest in the German Lutheran Cem located in the southeastern portion of the map. The layout of rural routes like Belgium Rd and Schule Rd suggests the cultural heritage of the early settlers who organized these prairie lands into a productive network of farms and fields.