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1970 Map of Transylvania

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Transylvania
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Ancient Indian Mounds and early twentieth-century river history define this Mississippi River flood plain in East Carroll Parish. The landscape is marked by the legacy of the river's power, most notably at the Hollybrook Crevasse (1882-1903), a breach that once altered the local geography. Settlements like Transylvania and Hollybrook are linked by the Missouri Pacific railroad, which runs parallel to the massive Levee system protecting the cotton fields and homesteads.

Genealogists will find a detailed distribution of rural spiritual and community life, including Mound Chapel, Morning Star Ch, and Pleasant Green Ch. The area's complex hydrology is evidenced by an intricate network of waterways such as Duckpond Bayou and Otter Bayou, alongside numerous drainage ditches like Ditch No 1. The map also captures the shifting nature of the state border along the Mississippi River, near the sprawling Cottonwood Bar.