1950s Maps of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana

Explore 11 historic maps of Lincoln Parish from the 1950s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1950s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

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Lincoln Parish, LA maps

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  1. 1950 Map of Ruston, 1956 Print
    1950 Map of Ruston, 1956 Print
    1950 Ruston
    1956 Print · USGS
    Lincoln Parish at mid-century centers on the expansion of Ruston and the campus of Grambling College during a period of steady growth. Researchers can trace rural lineages through numerous country landmarks like New Prospect Ch, Macedonia Cem, and Culbertson Sch.
    2 unique versions available

  2. 1950 Map of Arcadia, 1960 Print
    1950 Map of Arcadia, 1960 Print
    1950 Arcadia
    1960 Print · USGS
    Northern Louisiana during the mid-century was a landscape of dense rail corridors and rural schoolhouses. Genealogists can trace the ILLINOIS CENTRAL line through ARCADIA and find remote landmarks like Macedonia Ch and Point Pleasant Cem.
    4 unique versions available

  3. 1951 Map of Arcadia
    1951 Map of Arcadia
    1951 Arcadia
    1951 Print · USGS
    North Louisiana at mid-century reveals a landscape of tight-knit rural communities and emerging energy fields. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous country landmarks like Alabama Ch, Givens McGuire Cem, and the Hurricane Sch along the Illinois Central line.

  4. 1951 Map of Ruston
    1951 Map of Ruston
    1951 Ruston
    1951 Print · USGS
    North Louisiana in the early fifties was a landscape of rail-driven towns and deep-rooted rural parishes. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like Henry Cem and Macedonia Ch, or explore the early campus footprint of Grambling College.

  5. 1951 Map of Summerfield, 1952 Print
    1951 Map of Summerfield, 1952 Print
    1951 Summerfield
    1952 Print · USGS
    Claiborne Parish in the early fifties is a landscape of rural crossroads and growing industry. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Aycock Cem or Sharon Sch, and trace the development of settlements from Lisbon to the Gas Refinery near the parish line.
    5 unique versions available

  6. 1951 Map of Bernice, 1952 Print
    1951 Map of Bernice, 1952 Print
    1951 Bernice
    1952 Print · USGS
    Northern Louisiana life centered on the rail lines and creek bottoms in the early fifties. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous rural landmarks like Hard Shell Cem, Harmony Chapel, and the community of Spearsville.
    4 unique versions available

  7. 1952 Map of Calhoun, 1953 Print
    1952 Map of Calhoun, 1953 Print
    1952 Calhoun
    1953 Print · USGS
    North Louisiana life in the early fifties centered on the rural crossroads and rail lines of Union and Ouachita Parishes. Genealogists can trace family footprints through numerous local landmarks like Millard Hill Cem, Auld Chapel, and the Experiment Station at Calhoun.
    3 unique versions available

  8. 1953 Map of Chatham, 1954 Print
    1953 Map of Chatham, 1954 Print
    1953 Chatham
    1954 Print · USGS
    Louisiana's piney hills and creek bottoms are meticulously detailed here in the early fifties, showing a network of rural parishes. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Mt Moriah Cem, the settlement of Indian Village, and the Old Railroad Grade.
    3 unique versions available

  9. 1953 Map of Hodge, 1954 Print
    1953 Map of Hodge, 1954 Print
    1953 Hodge
    1954 Print · USGS
    Jackson Parish in the early fifties shows a landscape of timber and rail, centered on the busy mills of Hodge and Jonesboro. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of local life at China Grove Sch and Saints Rest Ch.
    5 unique versions available

  10. 1955 Map of Shreveport
    1955 Map of Shreveport
    1955 Shreveport
    1955 Print · USGS
    Northern Louisiana in the mid-fifties is captured here as a landscape of military bases, vast oil fields, and burgeoning college towns. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail-and-river economy through the Monroe Gas Field, Grambling College, and Barksdale Air Force Base.
    3 unique versions available

  11. 1956 Map of Shreveport
    1956 Map of Shreveport
    1956 Shreveport
    1956 Print · USGS
    Northern Louisiana during the mid-fifties presents a complex landscape of booming oil fields and strategic military installations. Genealogists and historians can trace the infrastructure of the Monroe Gas Field and family-named locales from Cotton Valley to Jonesboro.

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