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1985 Map of Wilson

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Wilson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Norwood and Wilson anchor this mid-1980s landscape along the border of Louisiana and Mississippi. The area is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including the Comite River and numerous tributaries like Beecham Bayou and Richland Creek. The North-South alignment of the Illinois Central Gulf railroad line represents the primary industrial corridor, connecting these rural settlements and dictating the local development pattern.

Evidence of the region's agricultural and transit roots is visible in the placement of these small communities near the western edge of the parish. In the south, the map reaches the outskirts of Clinton, while numerous family-named branches like Palmers Branch and Kellers Bayou snake through the terrain. This survey reflects the quiet, rural character of East Feliciana Parish at a time when the railroad remained a dominant feature of the local geography.