1950s Maps of Amite County, Mississippi

1. 1950 Map of Kentwood

   

   1950 Kentwood

   1950 Print · USGS

   Kentwood and Tangipahoa thrive along the Illinois Central rail corridor during the mid-century, marking a period of established rural settlement along the Mississippi state line. Researchers can locate numerous family burial sites and churches, including the Camp Moore Confederate Cem, Barnes Cem, and Bethel Ch.

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4. 1953 Map of Natchez, 1966 Print

   

   1953 Natchez

   1966 Print · USGS

   Southwest Mississippi and the Louisiana border country come alive in this mid-century survey of the river valley and forest lands. Researchers can trace the rail lines of the Illinois Central RR and locate rural hubs like Gloster and Ferriday.

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7. 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.

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10. 1956 Map of Natchez

    

    1956 Natchez

    1956 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi River borderlands and the Pine Hills come alive in this mid-fifties study of the Natchez region. Genealogists and historians can trace rail-era towns along the Illinois Central RR and explore the oxbows of Lake Bruin and Lake Concordia.

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13. 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.

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16. 1958 Map of Felixville, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Felixville

    1959 Print · USGS

    East Feliciana Parish and the Mississippi border country come alive in this late 1950s survey of rural life. Researchers can trace family sites at the Eighth Ward Sch, find legacy churches like Wesley Chapel, or locate old settlements including Hatchersville and Felixville (PO).

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19. 1958 Map of Kentwood, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Kentwood

    1959 Print · USGS

    The Florida Parishes in the late fifties centered on the busy Illinois Central rail line and the growing timber towns of Kentwood and Roseland. Researchers can trace old family homesteads and landmarks like Camp Moore Cem, New Zion Sch, and Venable Ch.

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22. 1958 Map of Clinton, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Clinton

    1959 Print · USGS

    East Feliciana Parish in the late fifties remains a landscape defined by its small towns, rail lines, and scattered family homesteads. Genealogists can trace roots at Richland Cem & Ch, find the Parish Industrial Training Sch, or follow the path of the old Plank Road.

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25. 1959 Map of Natchez

    

    1959 Natchez

    1959 Print · USGS

    Southwestern Mississippi and eastern Louisiana are captured in the late fifties, showing a landscape defined by the winding Mississippi River and the timbered Homochitto National Forest. Researchers can trace the sprawling Illinois Central RR and find rural landmarks like Union Church and Camp Van Dorn (Abandoned).

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