1950s Maps of Webster Parish, Louisiana

1. 1950 Map of Plain Dealing NE

   

   1950 Plain Dealing NE

   1950 Print · USGS

   Upper Bossier Parish was a landscape of timber and oil during the mid-century, defined by small settlements and resource extraction. Genealogists and researchers can trace local landmarks like Elizabeth Sch, the Goodwin Sawmill, and the Carterville Oil Field.

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4. 1950 Map of Gibsland

   

   1950 Gibsland

   1950 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Bienville Parish is revealed here as a landscape of crossroads communities and emerging energy fields just after the war. Researchers can trace family roots through numerous rural landmarks like Mt Lebanon, Germantown Ch, and the Mayflower Sch.

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7. 1952 Map of Homer, 1953 Print

   

   1952 Homer

   1953 Print · USGS

   Claiborne Parish in the early fifties shows a landscape transitioning between timber agriculture and a booming petroleum economy. Genealogists can trace family footprints across dozens of rural landmarks like Ward Chapel Sch, Shady Grove Cem, and the extensive Homer Oil Field.

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10. 1952 Map of Bradley SE, 1953 Print

    

    1952 Bradley SE

    1953 Print · USGS

    The Arkansas-Louisiana borderlands in the early fifties were a mosaic of game refuges and rising oil exploration. Researchers can trace rural landmarks like Walker Creek Sch, State Line Ch, and several Oil Wells along Bodcau Creek.

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13. 1953 Map of Carterville, 1954 Print

    

    1953 Carterville

    1954 Print · USGS

    The riverfront between Iberville and Ascension Parishes was a dense network of landings and railroads in the early 1950s. Researchers can trace the layout of the National Leprosarium at Carville or locate family sites near St Phillips Ch and Hohen Solms.

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16. 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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19. 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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22. 1955 Map of Plain Dealing, 1956 Print

    

    1955 Plain Dealing

    1956 Print · USGS

    Northern Bossier Parish during the mid-fifties shows a landscape defined by burgeoning oil fields and quiet rural communities. Genealogists and local historians can locate numerous family-named landmarks and country institutions like Louisville Sch, Collinsburg Cem, and the St Marys Ch.

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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 Sarepta, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Sarepta

    1957 Print · USGS

    Webster Parish and the Arkansas borderlands during the 1950s oil boom show a landscape defined by derricks and bayous. Genealogists can trace family names at St Peter Cem, find the Rosenwald Sch, or locate rural crossroads like Old Shongaloo.

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31. 1956 Map of Ringgold, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Ringgold

    1957 Print · USGS

    The Lake Bistineau region of northern Louisiana flourished in the mid-fifties as a hub of timber, gas extraction, and lakeside recreation. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named landmarks such as Peggys Island, St Pauls Cem & Ch, and the settlement of Woodardville.

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34. 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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37. 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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