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2012 Map of Singer

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

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Singer and the neighboring settlement of Newlin anchor this corner of Beauregard Parish, where a dense network of family-named roads reflects generations of local residency. The landscape is defined by the sluggish waters of the Bear Head Marsh and Persimmon Marsh, alongside major drainage systems like Beckwith Cr and Spring Cr. This environment is a working one, heavily influenced by the petroleum industry as seen in the North Singer Oil Field, the Black Branch Oil Field, and the West Juanita Oil Field.

Genealogical interest is found in the rural road names and the Newlin Cem, located just off Newlin Cemetery Rd. The infrastructure of the era is evident in the centrally located Po and the Singer Water facility. From the many branches like Boggy Br and Wildcat Br to the wide expanses of Gum Slough, the map documents a terrain where timber, water, and oil resources have long dictated the patterns of human settlement.