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1994 Map of Somerset

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Somerset
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

About this map

The looping meanders of the Mississippi River define this 1994 snapshot of the borderlands between Louisiana and Mississippi. The landscape is dominated by the massive oxbow of Palmyra Lake and the expansive Davis Island, showing a region where water and sediment have dictated human settlement. Small communities like Somerset and Afton are positioned along the primary transport corridors, protected by an extensive Levee system that snakes along the river's edge.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the placement of the Somerset Cem, St John Cem, and Allendale Cem. The presence of Indian Mounds near the river bank speaks to a much deeper history of occupation in Tensas Parish. From the remote Palmyra Landing to the marshes of Grassy Lake, the map documents a shifting riverine environment where former channels like the Hurricane Island Chute remain as prominent geographic features.