1981 Map of Lake Village

About this map

Lake Chicot dominates the eastern half of this Delta landscape, its distinct oxbow shape defining the development of Lake Village. The town sits along the lake's inner curve, where the Missouri Pacific railroad line runs parallel to the shore, passing by Lakeside High Sch and Chicot Memorial Hospital. Outside the main settlement, the land is etched by a complex drainage network including the winding Macon Bayou and the Boeuf River, which flow through a region heavily utilized for agriculture and aquaculture, as evidenced by the Fish Farm near the western edge. Small rural communities like Jennie and Fairview anchor the south, while several country churches and cemeteries, such as Bayou Macon Ch Cem and Woodson Temple, provide important markers for local family history and genealogy.