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1956 Map of Boyce

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Boyce
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

England Air Force Base dominates the eastern bottomlands of this 1950s survey, situated along a sharp bend of the Red River. The landscape is a study in contrasts between the broad, alluvial plains where the Texas and Pacific RR serves settlements like Boyce and Alfalfa, and the elevated timberlands of the Kisatchie National Forest to the west. This upland area is marked by numerous family and community landmarks, including the Raven Camp Sch and several remote houses of worship like St Matthias Ch.

Water-driven geography is evident in the transition from the river to the swampy bayou systems. Local history is anchored by names like Zimmerman, featuring its Mill Pond, and the resort-adjacent character of Hotwells. For genealogists, the map is particularly dense with small burial grounds, such as Lacour Cem and Cruikshank Cem, which preserve the locations of early parish settlements before modern development altered the rural landscape.