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2012 Map of Martin

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Martin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The settlement of Martin anchors this portion of Red River Parish, situated in a landscape defined by Bayou drainage and small rural communities. Local history and genealogy are centered around several family and community burial grounds, including Clear Springs Cem, Martin Cem, Pickett Cem, and Thomas-Wren Cem. The economy of the era is evidenced by the presence of the Liberty Gas Field and the Southwest Demery Creek Gas Field, which operate alongside timber and agricultural land managed by an extensive network of parish roads.

Water dominates the eastern and southern edges of the map, where Black Lake Bayou and its tributaries, such as Antoine Cr and Demery Cr, feed into Clear Lake and Little Clear Lake. The drainage eventually reaches the larger Grand Bayou and Black Lake at the southern boundary. Distinctive landmarks like the Martin Lookout Tower near Liberty provide a vertical reference point in this low-lying region of northwestern Louisiana.