1957 Map of Collinston

About this map

Bayou Bartholomew and the Missouri Pacific railroad corridor dictate the settlement patterns of this Morehouse Parish landscape. The town of Collinston serves as a central hub, where the rail lines intersect near Salem Ch No 2 and Trouser Hill. To the west, the Gas Field underlines the industrial importance of the region, while the Fairbanks Lookout Tower stands as a sentinel over the bottomlands. The map reveals a dense network of country churches and family cemeteries, such as Little Bethany Ch and the Trouser Hill Cem, which provide essential points of interest for genealogical research. Further east, the landscape transitions into the drainage basins of Bayou Bonne Idee and the Boeuf River, where small communities like Oak Ridge and Brodenax are established amidst a complex system of sloughs and brakes.