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1960 Map of Walkerville

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Walkerville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Arkansas-Louisiana state line bisects this 1960 survey, marking a border region where agricultural clearing and industrial resource extraction meet. Centered on the community of Walkerville, the landscape is defined by the drainage basins of Dorcheat Bayou and Horsehead Creek, which wind through the township divisions of Buena Vista and Mississippi. The area's mid-century economic character is visible in the numerous oil wells and named extraction sites like the Horsehead Oil Field and Red Rock Oil Field.

For researchers and genealogists, the map provides precise locations for several rural institutions, including Hephzibah Ch, Antioch Ch, and the Old Shongaloo Ch. Burials are documented at the Stewart-Walkerville Cem and Glover Cem. The presence of a Lookout Tower and various gravel pits further illustrates the intersection of timber management and local industry along the Columbia County and Webster Parish boundary.