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1961 Map of Sugartown

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Sugartown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Sugartown and the surrounding piney woods of Vernon and Beauregard Parish are depicted in this early 1960s survey, showing a landscape defined by timber, small settlements, and an extensive network of creeks. The northern portion of the map is dominated by the Kisatchie National Forest, where features like the Vernon Lookout Tower and Drakes Fork Cem sit among the headwaters of Drakes Creek and Chitto Creek.

Transport history is visible through retired infrastructure such as the Santa Fe Grade, Colorado Grade, and various segments of Railroad Grade, which speak to the area's logging past. Dozens of small country churches and family cemeteries, including Wisby Memorial Ch, Shady Grove Ch, and New Campground Cem, are scattered across the terrain, providing essential landmarks for genealogists and local historians tracing the rural communities along Bundick Creek.