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1971 Map of Wesson

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Wesson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The borderlands of Union County, Arkansas, and Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, define this landscape of dense creek networks and small rural settlements. The community of Wesson sits at the northeast corner, while Three Creeks serves as a secondary focal point to the west. This 1971 survey captures the area's transition into the late twentieth century, showing a terrain carved by numerous waterways including Sheppard Branch and Graves Creek.

Evidence of historical transport and spiritual life is scattered across the township, most notably the Old Railroad Grade that cuts through the southwest. For those tracing family history, the map provides precise locations for several rural institutions, such as Macedonia Ch and El Bethel Ch, alongside many family and community burial grounds like Wesson Cem and Beulah Grove Cem. The presence of Cooks Pond and winding branches like Spooner Branch illustrates the natural drainage patterns that shaped early settlement in this timbered region.