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2020 Map of Marthaville

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Marthaville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Marthaville serves as the primary hub in this northwestern Louisiana landscape, situated where the terrain begins to ripple with the drainage networks of several significant watercourses. The town is flanked by Brushy Cr and Whitlock Cr, while the broader parish border between Natchitoches Parish and Sabine Parish cuts across the center of the sheet. The area is defined by an intricate web of bayous and creeks, including the poetically named Bayou of the Three Prairies and Bayou Scie, which carve through the timbered hills.

A dense network of rural roads, such as Emanuel Church Rd and Preston Hayes Rd, connects dispersed residences and small-scale agriculture. The geography here is marked by the transition from the upland ridges near Thomas Cr to the low-lying basins of Mayous Bayou and Harpoon Bayou. This survey captures the rural character of the region as it transitioned into the early 21st century, showing the enduring paths of local transit like Carhee Rd and Marthaville Rd.