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1971 Map of Wesson SW

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Wesson SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The lowlands of the Arkansas-Louisiana border are defined here by the winding course of Cornie Bayou and its southern counterpart, Corney Bayou. This 1971 survey captures a landscape transitioning between agricultural clearings and industrial extraction, evident in the numerous Oil Well and Drill Hole sites scattered throughout the western portion of the quadrangle. Small rural communities serve as focal points for local history, with New Hope and Dodge City anchored by established congregations such as Salem Ch, Trinity Chapel, and Union Ark Ch.

A network of local waterways including Three Creeks and Salem Creek feed into the bayou system, while a large Pipeline cuts a straight diagonal through the terrain, illustrating the modern energy infrastructure overlaying the older settlement patterns. Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of the Salem Cem and Shiloh Cem, which provide tangible links to the families who settled this timbered border region.