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1947 Map of Thompson Bluff

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

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

The Calcasieu River meanders through this portion of Allen and Jefferson Davis Parishes, defining a landscape shaped by water and the waning timber industry. The map captures a transitional era where an Old Logging Railroad Grade and numerous sections of Old Road trace the paths of earlier extraction, even as State Highway No 251 begins to modernize local travel.

Small rural hubs provide the primary landmarks for genealogists and local historians, including the Thompson Sch and the Barnes Creek Ch located north of the river. The small settlement of Buller sits near the southern boundary, surrounded by a complex network of tributaries such as Marsh Bayou, Bear Creek, and Little Hickory Gully. This survey, compiled from aerial photographs and a 1935 field examination, preserves the exact locations of these community centers before mid-century changes altered the rural landscape.