1985 Map of Shiloh

About this map

Shiloh sits at the heart of this North Louisiana landscape, where the topography is defined by the winding drainages of the Union Parish and Lincoln Parish border. In the mid-1980s, the area's hydrology was dominated by the expansive Bayou D'Arbonne Lake, which stretches across the eastern and southern portions of the sheet. This reservoir, along with the Lake D'Arbonne State Park, signifies the importance of water management and recreation in the region. The map reveals an intricate network of waterways, including Corney Bayou and Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne, which converge to feed the lake. For family historians, the inclusion of local Cem sites and the road named Edmonds provides specific points of interest for tracing early settlement patterns along the banks of Village Creek and Tenmile Creek.