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2018 Map of Oberlin

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Oberlin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Calcasieu River meanders through this portion of Allen Parish, defining a landscape of wetlands and low-lying drainages like Stines Cr and Reeves Cr. At the heart of the region, Oberlin serves as a primary settlement, its grid structured by streets like Martin Luther King Dr and Acadian Ave. The map reflects a rural infrastructure built around local transport and community landmarks, featuring small settlements like Elder and the aviation facilities at Wilder Airport.

For genealogists and local historians, the sheet is particularly valuable for its documentation of family and community burial sites. Several distinct cemeteries are recorded across the countryside, including Kinder Cem, Saint Lukes Cem, Lyles Cem, and Green Oak Cem. These markers, along with the network of rural roads such as Nursery Rd and Ward Line Rd, provide a clear picture of the settlement patterns and ancestral landholdings in this Louisiana parish during the late 2010s.