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1987 Map of Lamar

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Lamar
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Bayou Macon snakes through the Louisiana lowlands, forming the boundary between Franklin Parish and Madison Parish. This landscape is defined by its complex hydrology, where sluggish waterways like Hurricane Slough, Turkey Creek, and Frog Island Slough weave through a terrain of agricultural fields and alluvial bottomlands. Small rural settlements like Lamar, Longview, and Bakers dot the map, connected by a network of local roads that navigate the meandering bayous.

A notable point of transport is Warsaw Ferry on the eastern bank of the bayou, indicating a crossing point where the water dictates the movement of people and goods. The map also captures a local Landing Strip and features like Hill Ridge, providing a detailed look at the rural infrastructure of the late 1980s. The presence of Bayou Macon Cutoff No. 2 suggests human efforts to manage the winding course of the river for drainage or navigation.