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2015 Map of Weyanoke

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Weyanoke
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The borderlands between Wilkinson County and West Feliciana Parish are defined by a network of winding waterways and historic plantation-era settlements. This 2015 survey follows the drainage of Bayou Sara and its tributaries, including Little Bayou Sara and Baker Creek, through a landscape dotted with local names such as Weyanoke, Rosebank, and Hollywood. The topography is shaped by significant elevation changes between the creek bottoms and the surrounding bluffs, where narrow roads like Ouida Irondale Road and Highland Road trace the higher ground.

For genealogists and local historians, the map identifies specific points of interest including Greenwood Cemetery and Evans Cemetery. Small communities such as Flower Hill, Retreat, and Turnbull anchor the rural crossroads, while the lower reaches of the map near Plettenberg reveal the intricate marshy basins formed by Polly Creek and Williams Creek. This document provides a contemporary view of the enduring road networks and land divisions that have characterized this stretch of the Louisiana-Mississippi line for generations.