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1939 Map of Denham Springs

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Denham Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Amite River meanders across this landscape, defining the borders between Livingston, East Baton Rouge, and Ascension Parishes. During this era, the river served as a vital corridor, marked by a Head of Navigation point and the French Settlement Ferry. The map captures a transition in transportation, showing the Illinois Central railroad cutting through Denham Springs in the north, while the Airline Highway begins to reshape movement through the southern parishes near Dutch Town.

Genealogists will find a wealth of specific landmarks, from the Mt Zion Ch & Cem to the Rosenwald Sch and the 7th Ward Sch. Unusual local names like the Hoo Shoo Too Club and Mallers Bluff sit alongside established communities like Port Vincent and French Settlement. The presence of a Fire Control Tower and various lakeside camps like the 4-H Club Camp suggests a landscape defined by both timber management and river-based recreation.