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1972 Map of Keatchie

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Keatchie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Bethany Longstreet Oil and Gas Field dominates the central landscape of this early 1970s survey, marking a period of significant industrial activity across the border of Caddo and De Soto Parishes. The Southern Pacific railroad runs north-to-south through the village of Keatchie, which serves as a local hub for the surrounding rural settlements. Small communities and family-named landmarks are scattered throughout, including Four Forks to the northwest and Kolter to the south.

Religious and civic life is well-documented through numerous rural congregations such as Mary Evergreen Ch, Spring Hill Ch, and Holiness Ch. To the north, the Caddo Correctional Institute sits near the winding course of Cypress Bayou. This map provides a detailed look at the rural economy of the era, balancing traditional timber and creek-side land with the infrastructure of energy extraction, evidenced by scattered Gas Well and Drill Hole locations.