1947 Map of Sugrue

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Kisatchie National Forest dominates the landscape of this 1947 survey, where a complex network of watercourses like Whisky Chitto Creek and Drakes Creek define the central Louisiana terrain. The map captures a period of industrial transition, showing the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad alongside an extensive Old Logging Railroad system, indicating the area's history in timber and transport. Smaller settlements such as Sugrue, Cravens, and Markee are documented alongside community cornerstones like Gravel Hill Ch, Gravel Hill Sch, and Drakes Fork Ch. On the southern edge of the sheet, the boundary between Vernon Parish and Beauregard Parish is clearly delineated near Cole Center, providing essential data for genealogists tracing family locations across parish lines in the mid-20th century.