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1983 Map of Manifest

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Manifest
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Manifest and the surrounding Catahoula Parish landscape are defined by an intricate network of bayous, brakes, and sloughs in the early 1980s. The settlement at Manifest includes the Manifest Sch and several family burial grounds, such as the Huffman Cem and Heard Cem, which provide valuable location data for genealogists. The terrain is dominated by water features including Sandy Lake, Long Lake, and Thomas Brake, alongside an extensive series of Minnow Ponds and levees that suggest a local focus on aquaculture or water management.

Evidence of historical infrastructure is found in the Old RR Grade in the northwest, while the southeastern corner is marked by a Wooden H-Frame Trans Line. Small community anchors like Oak Grove Ch and the Sandy Lake Ch are situated near Elm Slough, showing the dispersed rural settlement pattern of the era. Numerous Gravel Pits and Oil Wells scattered through the hills north of Bushley Creek reflect the local extractive economy.