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1986 Map of Iron Branch

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

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Dugdemona River snakes through the heart of the Kisatchie National Forest in this mid-1980s topographic study of Winn Parish. The landscape is defined by its riparian network, where major tributaries like Cypress Creek and the namesake Iron Branch feed into the river valley. Human activity is concentrated around small established points like Brewtons Mill in the northwest and Bethlehem to the southeast, connected by a network of unimproved roads and a prominent pipeline corridor.

Industrial extraction is evident through scattered Gravel Pits and a Sand Pit, suggesting the importance of local material resources to the parish economy. Genealogists may find value in the scattered Cem locations and the specific watercourse names like Mile Branch and Spring Branch that often anchored family homesteads. The terrain transitions from the low-lying Minnow Ponds to higher ground along the western margins, reflecting the drainage patterns of North Louisiana's pine woods.