Old Maps of Franklinton, Louisiana for Metal Detecting

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Franklinton, LA maps

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  1. 1942 Map of Thigpen
    1942 Map of Thigpen
    1942 Thigpen
    1942 Print · USGS
    Washington Parish in the early 1940s is a landscape of rural family holdings and creek-side settlements. Genealogists can locate numerous family burial grounds including Magee Cem and Spencer Cem, alongside landmarks like Sheridan Store.
    2 unique versions available

  2. 1950 Map of Franklinton
    1950 Map of Franklinton
    1950 Franklinton
    1950 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Washington Parish comes to life through this detailed survey of the area surrounding the Bogue Chitto River. Researchers can trace family history at sites like Bickham Cem, Sunlight Ch-, and the Bellevue Sch during a time when small communities like Jenkins were still prominently mapped.

  3. 1954 Map of Baton Rouge, 1974 Print
    1954 Map of Baton Rouge, 1974 Print
    1954 Baton Rouge
    1974 Print · USGS
    Southeast Louisiana in the mid-fifties is captured here during a period of transition for its river and rail economies. Researchers can trace the path of the Mississippi River and find landmarks like the Bonnet Carre Spillway and Bayou Plaquemine.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1956 Map of Baton Rouge
    1956 Map of Baton Rouge
    1956 Baton Rouge
    1956 Print · USGS
    South Louisiana at the height of the mid-century oil boom shows a landscape of river oxbows and rising industry. Researchers can trace family roots through river towns like Scotlandville or locate early industrial sites and Oil wells near Lake Maurepas.

  5. 1958 Map of Franklinton, 1959 Print
    1958 Map of Franklinton, 1959 Print
    1958 Franklinton
    1959 Print · USGS
    Washington Parish in the late fifties is captured here as a landscape of timber, rails, and rural kinship. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like the Brumfield Cem and Magee Cem, or trace the path of the Gulf Mobile and Ohio through Franklinton.
    3 unique versions available

  6. 1961 Map of Baton Rouge, 1966 Print
    1961 Map of Baton Rouge, 1966 Print
    1961 Baton Rouge
    1966 Print · USGS
    Southeastern Louisiana in the early sixties remains a landscape of deep river bends and sprawling coastal lakes. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail-and-river economy through landmarks like Free-Nigger Point, Donaldsonville, and the Illinois Central Railroad.

  7. 1962 Map of Baton Rouge
    1962 Map of Baton Rouge
    1962 Baton Rouge
    1962 Print · USGS
    South Louisiana in the early sixties reveals a landscape of river-bend parishes and emerging interstate corridors. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots through historic river towns like Donaldsonville and Plaquemine, or follow the path of the Illinois Central Railroad through the swamp basins.

  8. 1976 Map of Franklinton SE, 1977 Print
    1976 Map of Franklinton SE, 1977 Print
    1976 Franklinton SE
    1977 Print · USGS
    Washington Parish in the mid-seventies is revealed through direct aerial imagery in this specialized orthophotomap. Researchers can examine the physical layout of the Sheridan settlement and trace the exact footprint of forest clearings and rural homesteads.

  9. 1976 Map of Franklinton SW, 1977 Print
    1976 Map of Franklinton SW, 1977 Print
    1976 Franklinton SW
    1977 Print · USGS
    Washington Parish at the height of the 1970s is captured here through detailed aerial photography, showing the town of Franklinton and the surrounding river bottomlands. Researchers can trace the winding course of the Bogue Chitto and examine the clear-cut edges of rural homesteads and timber operations.

  10. 1983 Map of Amite
    1983 Map of Amite
    1983 Amite
    1983 Print · USGS
    The Florida Parishes and southern Mississippi are captured here in the early 1980s, centered on the Illinois Central Gulf rail corridor. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named sites like the Camp Moore Confederate Cem, Magnolia Ch, and the Idlewild Plantation (State University).

  11. 1983 Map of Sheridan, 1984 Print
    1983 Map of Sheridan, 1984 Print
    1983 Sheridan
    1984 Print · USGS
    Washington Parish at the start of the eighties is characterized by its quiet rural settlements and winding creek bottoms. Genealogists can locate numerous family burial sites like Jenkins Cem and Thigpen Cem or community landmarks like Poplarhead Ch.

  12. 1983 Map of Franklinton, 1984 Print
    1983 Map of Franklinton, 1984 Print
    1983 Franklinton
    1984 Print · USGS
    Franklinton and the surrounding Washington Parish countryside are captured in the early eighties as a landscape of rural settlements and family homesteads. Researchers can trace local lineages through Sweet Home Cem, Corkern Cem, and the church at Canaan Ch.
    2 unique versions available

  13. 2024 Map of Franklinton, 2024 Print
    2024 Map of Franklinton, 2024 Print
    2024 Franklinton
    2024 Print · USGS
    Franklinton and the surrounding Washington Parish countryside are shown here at the start of the 2020s, centered on the Bogue Chitto river valley. Researchers can trace dozens of family landmarks, from Bickham and Richardson to the Sweet Home Cem and Washington Parish Courthouse.

  14. 2024 Map of Sheridan, 2024 Print
    2024 Map of Sheridan, 2024 Print
    2024 Sheridan
    2024 Print · USGS
    Washington Parish at the edge of the piney woods remains a landscape of family history and rural crossroads. Genealogists can locate numerous ancestral burial grounds like Magee Cem and Simmons Cem near the winding Bogue Lusa Creek.

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