Old Maps of Sheridan, Louisiana

Explore 14 old maps of Sheridan, spanning from 1942 to today. These high-resolution historic maps reveal how streets, neighborhoods, landmarks, and natural features evolved over time — perfect for genealogy, metal detecting, research, and local history exploration.

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Sheridan, 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. 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

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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).

  9. 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.

  10. 2012 Map of Sheridan, 2012 Print
    2012 Map of Sheridan, 2012 Print
    2012 Sheridan
    2012 Print · USGS
    Covers Sheridan, including Franklinton, Pine Cliff, and other nearby areas

  11. 2015 Map of Sheridan, 2015 Print
    2015 Map of Sheridan, 2015 Print
    2015 Sheridan
    2015 Print · USGS
    Covers Sheridan, including Franklinton, Pine Cliff, and other nearby areas

  12. 2018 Map of Sheridan, 2018 Print
    2018 Map of Sheridan, 2018 Print
    2018 Sheridan
    2018 Print · USGS
    Covers Sheridan, including Franklinton, Pine Cliff, and other nearby areas

  13. 2020 Map of Sheridan, 2020 Print
    2020 Map of Sheridan, 2020 Print
    2020 Sheridan
    2020 Print · USGS
    Covers Sheridan, including Franklinton, Pine Cliff, and other nearby areas

  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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