1950s Maps of Union Parish, Louisiana

1. 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.

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4. 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.

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7. 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.

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10. 1951 Map of El Dorado, 1953 Print

    

    1951 El Dorado

    1953 Print · USGS

    Southern Arkansas in the early fifties shows a landscape shaped by the Missouri Pacific railroad and rural growth around El Dorado. Genealogists can locate numerous landmarks like Parkers Chapel Sch, Wesley Chapel, and Caledonia.

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13. 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.

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16. 1952 Map of Farmerville, 1953 Print

    

    1952 Farmerville

    1953 Print · USGS

    Union Parish in the early fifties reveals a landscape of tight-knit rural communities and timber-rail corridors. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Old Tennessee Cem, trace the Pacific Railroad, or find long-standing congregations such as Mt Olive Ch.

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19. 1953 Map of El Dorado, 1967 Print

    

    1953 El Dorado

    1967 Print · USGS

    South Arkansas in the mid-1960s was a landscape of industrial growth and river-fed commerce. Researchers can trace the extensive Oil and Gas Fields around Magnolia, the expansive U S Naval Ammunition Depot, and the busy rail lines of the Missouri Pacific.

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22. 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.

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25. 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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28. 1956 Map of Haile, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Haile

    1957 Print · USGS

    Union Parish and the bottomlands of the Quachita River are shown here in the mid-1950s as a landscape of timber, rail, and river landings. Researchers can trace family history through sites like Hollman Sch, St Johns Ch, and the Missouri Pacific line through Haile.

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31. 1957 Map of El Dorado

    

    1957 El Dorado

    1957 Print · USGS

    South Arkansas in the mid-1950s was a critical hub of military logistics and rail-river commerce. Genealogists and historians can trace family land across the Arkansas Louisiana border and locate sites like the U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot or the rail junctions at Magnolia and Camden.

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34. 1957 Map of Monroe North, 1958 Print

    

    1957 Monroe North

    1958 Print · USGS

    North of the city center in the late fifties, the riverfront and bayous define a landscape of growing neighborhoods and industrial sites. Researchers can trace family roots through landmarks like Bean Chapel, Neville High Sch, and the grounds of Selman Airport.

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37. 1957 Map of West Monroe North, 1958 Print

    

    1957 West Monroe North

    1958 Print · USGS

    West Monroe and its northern rural reaches are captured here during a period of steady mid-century development. Researchers can trace ancestral footprints at Hasley Cem, locate rural landmarks like Goodhope Ch, or follow the Illinois Central rail line through the bayou country.

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40. 1958 Map of El Dorado

    

    1958 El Dorado

    1958 Print · USGS

    Southern Arkansas and the Louisiana borderlands are shown during a period of heavy rail traffic and defense industry activity. Researchers can trace the legacy of the U. S. Naval Ammunition Depot or locate family roots in Smackover, Huttig, and Nashville.

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