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2012 Map of Topsy

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Topsy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The Calcasieu River winds through this landscape in Jefferson Davis Parish, creating a complex network of bayous, bends, and cutoffs. Small settlements like Topsy and Buller are surrounded by active resource extraction, evidenced by the Barnes Creek Oil Field, Reeves Oil Field, and Thompson Bluff Oil Field. The geography is defined by the river’s movement, featuring prominent landmarks such as Dawson Bend and Grays Bluff, along with numerous engineered channels like the Pinto Cutoff and Tom Bayou Cutoff.

Genealogists will find several family-named burial sites across the quadrangle, including Creel Cem, Lyles Cem, and Kingrey Cem. These small cemeteries are connected by a web of local roads such as Lyles Cemetery Rd and Kingrey Cemetery Rd, reflecting the scattered rural settlement patterns of the early 21st century. The map also traces various waterways like Little Marsh Bayou and Barnes Cr, which drain the low-lying terrain into the larger river system.