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1982 Map of Tallulah

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Tallulah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The alluvial floodplains of the Mississippi River define this 1982 map of Northeast Louisiana, showcasing a landscape deeply carved by river dynamics and agricultural development. The serpentine path of the river creates complex oxbows and landforms like Yucatan Lake, Palmyra Chute, and Diamond Point, while the interior is a dense network of bayous including Joes Bayou and Macon Bayou. Major transportation corridors are established by the Illinois Central Gulf and Missouri Pacific railroads, which connect key parish seats and trade centers.

Agricultural settlements such as Tallulah, Rayville, and Winnsboro anchor the region's parishes, surrounded by extensive tracts of managed wildlife lands. The Boeuf State Wildlife Management Area and Russell Sage State Wildlife Management Area preserve the natural character of the bottomland hardwood forest. For genealogists and historians, the map's fine-scale detail captures numerous small communities and landings, from Holly Ridge to Baskinton, during a period when the river-and-rail economy continued to shape the growth of Madison, Franklin, and Richland parishes.