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1995 Map of Trenton

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of Trenton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

About this map

Trenton and Catuna sit within a heavily wooded landscape of De Soto Parish, defined by the winding drainage networks of Bayou San Patricio and its many tributaries. This mid-1990s survey illustrates a region where small rural settlements like Oxford and Marlene are connected by a web of local roads and pipelines, reflecting the area's timber and resource-based economy. The presence of numerous unnamed cemeteries and small homesteads like Adams and Gleason provides a valuable record for genealogists researching family landholdings in northwest Louisiana.

Water plays a central role in the topography, with Green Cane Bayou and the curiously named Stinkfinger Creek carving through the low-lying terrain. The map also records industrial footprints such as a Gravel Pit and a major Pipeline corridor, showing how the natural environment was adapted for utility. From the banks of Duke Bayou to the higher elevations marked by Bear Creek, the survey captures the quiet, rural character of the parish before late-century shifts in land use.