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2024 Map of Pawnee

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Pawnee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Kisatchie National Forest dominates the landscape of this Central Louisiana region, where the Calcasieu River and its intricate tributaries carve through the timberlands. The map reveals a deeply personal geography of the Rapides Parish and Allen Parish border, defined by dozens of family-named roads such as Mitch Johnson Rd, Avon Willis Rd, and Man Willis Rd. These routes connect small rural centers like Union Hill and Pawnee with several local landmarks of genealogical importance.

Concentrated burial sites including Melder Cem, Bethel Cem, and Osburn Willis Cem anchor the community history among the piney woods. The water network is particularly dense, featuring Masters Creek to the east and the meandering Cherrywinchie Creek which flows into Bad Gully. This survey provides a contemporary record of how timber land management and traditional family settlements persist in the Rapides and Allen parish corridor.