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2020 Map of Transylvania

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Transylvania
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

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Mississippi River alluvial plains define this landscape along the Louisiana-Mississippi border, where the water has shaped both the land and its human settlement. The community of Transylvania sits central to a grid of agricultural drainage, including Ditch Number Eight and Ditch Number Nine. The river's influence is evident in features like the Hollybrook Crevasse and the shifting shoreline banks of Atherton Towhead and Cottonwood Bar.

Genealogists and local historians can locate small family landmarks and rural settlements such as Hollybrook, Atherton, and Grimes. The presence of Cold Tar Cem and Benjamin Cem offers specific points for tracing local family roots. A network of bayous, including Duckpond Bayou and Sandy Bayou, cuts across the terrain, reflecting the complex hydrology of East Carroll Parish as it appeared in the late 2010s.