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1947 Map of Steep Gully

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Steep Gully
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Tenmile Creek and Steep Gully snake through this landscape where the boundaries of Vernon, Rapides, and Allen parishes meet. The area’s development in the mid-1930s was defined by timber and transit, evidenced by the numerous old logging railroad grades that crisscross the terrain, predating the more permanent State Highway No. 113. Near the southern edge, the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad runs through Herberts Switch, marking a critical shipping point for the local economy.

Rural community life is anchored by institutions like Occupy Sch and its namesake church, Occupy Ch No. 2, alongside Refuge Sch and the Tenmile Cem. These sites, along with Pine Grove Ch, offer specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family roots in this corner of Louisiana. The transition from logging rail to state highways suggests a region shifting its infrastructure toward modern automotive travel while maintaining its traditional parish-line settlements.