1950s Maps of Winn Parish, Louisiana

1. 1950 Map of Jonesboro

   

   1950 Jonesboro

   1950 Print · USGS

   Jackson and Winn Parish communities are captured here in the mid-twentieth century as the timber and rail economy flourished. Researchers can trace the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific rail line between Jonesboro and Dodson, locating rural landmarks like Mt Hebron Sch and Zion Hill Ch.

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4. 1950 Map of Winnfield, 1960 Print

   

   1950 Winnfield

   1960 Print · USGS

   North-central Louisiana centers on the timber and rail hub of Winnfield in the years following World War II. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural roots through landmarks like Sardis Ch, Crockett Cem, and the old rail siding at Carla.

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7. 1951 Map of Winnfield

   

   1951 Winnfield

   1951 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Winn Parish is a landscape of timber and transit, where major rail lines intersect in the piney woods. Genealogists can locate family sites like McCarty Sch No 1, Morning Star Cem, and the small settlement at Tannehill.

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10. 1953 Map of Alexandria, 1963 Print

    

    1953 Alexandria

    1963 Print · USGS

    Central Louisiana during the early fifties is mapped here at the intersection of the piney woods and the Red River valley. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail-and-river network connecting towns like Alexandria, Natchitoches, and the grounds of Camp Beauregard.

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13. 1954 Map of Sikes, 1955 Print

    

    1954 Sikes

    1955 Print · USGS

    The North Louisiana timber and rail corridor comes to life in the mid-fifties, centered on the community of Sikes. Genealogists and historians can trace family burial grounds like Womack Cem and Newsom Cem or locate rural landmarks such as Asbury Sch and Sikes Spur.

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16. 1954 Map of Tullos, 1955 Print

    

    1954 Tullos

    1955 Print · USGS

    Louisiana's timber and oil heartland comes to life in this mid-century survey of LaSalle and Winn Parishes. Genealogists and researchers can trace family roots through numerous rural landmarks like Zion Hill Ch, Adams Cem, and the rail settlements of Urania and Tullos.

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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 Alexandria

    

    1955 Alexandria

    1955 Print · USGS

    Central Louisiana in the mid-fifties is a landscape of river-port cities, sprawling timberlands, and massive military reservations. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail networks of the Texas & Pacific RR and locate sites like Camp Polk Military Reservation and Natchitoches.

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25. 1955 Map of Calvin, 1956 Print

    

    1955 Calvin

    1956 Print · USGS

    Across the bayous and timberlands of Winn and Natchitoches Parishes in the mid-fifties, rural life was defined by the Kisatchie National Forest. Trace family roots through local landmarks like Bethlehem Ch, Emden Sch, and the Kansas City Southern rail line near St Maurice.

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28. 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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31. 1956 Map of Colfax, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Colfax

    1957 Print · USGS

    Grant and Winn Parishes come into focus during the mid-1950s, showing a landscape defined by forest reserves and rail-line settlements. Genealogists and historians can trace local roots through landmarks like Hebron Ch & Cem, Summerfield Sch, and McNeeley.

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34. 1957 Map of Montgomery

    

    1957 Montgomery

    1957 Print · USGS

    The Red River valley in the mid-1950s was a landscape of intricate bayous and established river towns. Genealogists can trace family footprints through sites like Cloutierville, Glaizes Cem, and the many rural schools such as St Matthews Sch.

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37. 1957 Map of Goldonna

    

    1957 Goldonna

    1957 Print · USGS

    The rural pine woods of Natchitoches and Bienville Parishes are captured here in the late fifties, just as local landmarks were beginning to change. Genealogists can locate family sites such as Morning Star Ch, Goldonna Cem, and the Pleasant Ridge Sch.

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