1960 Map of Echo
USGS Topo · Published 1976About this map
The Sabine River carves a winding path along the border of Louisiana and Texas, creating a complex geography of river bends, islands, and ridges. This 1960 landscape shows a river-dependent economy in transition, where the Southern Pacific railroad and the modern highway corridor at Toomey began to supersede the older river landings. The terrain is marked by numerous bluff points like Morgan Bluff and Niblett Bluff, and a series of ridges—Beef Ridge, Pine Ridge, and Bone Ridge—that offered stable ground amidst the surrounding wetlands of Tupelo Swamp and Gum Slough. Smaller settlements like Echo and Ridgecrest appear near the southern railroad lines, while family names are preserved at Lee Cem and Granger Cem. The dense network of water bodies, including Swift Lake and Old River, highlights the intricate hydrology of the Calcasieu Parish wetlands before major modern developments altered the drainage patterns.
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Editions of this 1960 Echo Map
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Historical Maps of Orange Through Time
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1932 Lake Charles NE
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1932 Lake Charles NW
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1932 Lake Charles SE
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1932 Lake Charles SW
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1932 Moss Lake
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1935 Buhler
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1946 Moss Lake
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1947 Hecker
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1947 Lunita
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1947 Sulphur Mines
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1947 Toomey
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1947 West Lake
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1949 Black Lake
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1949 Cameron Farms
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1950 Hecker
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1954 Toomey
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1954 West Lake
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1955 Black Lake
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1955 Lake Charles SE
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1955 Lake Charles SW
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1955 Moss Lake
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1956 Brimstone
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1956 Buhler
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1956 De Quincy
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1956 De Quincy
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1956 Hecker
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1960 Cameron Farms
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1982 Lunita
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1994 De Quincy
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1994 Hecker
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1994 Lunita
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1994 Moss Lake
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1998 Black Lake
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1998 Brimstone
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1998 Buhler
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1998 Lake Charles SE
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1998 Lake Charles SW
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2012 Black Lake
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2012 Brimstone
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2012 Buhler
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2012 Cameron Farms
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2012 Hecker
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2012 Lake Charles SE
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2012 Lake Charles SW
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2012 Lunita
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2012 Moss Lake
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2015 Black Lake
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2015 Brimstone
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2015 Buhler
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2015 Cameron Farms
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2015 Hecker
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2015 Lake Charles SE
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2015 Lake Charles SW
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2015 Lunita
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2015 Moss Lake
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2018 Black Lake
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2018 Brimstone
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2018 Buhler
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2018 Cameron Farms
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2018 Hecker
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2018 Lake Charles SE
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2018 Lake Charles SW
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2018 Lunita
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2018 Moss Lake
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2020 Black Lake
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2020 Brimstone
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2020 Buhler
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2020 Cameron Farms
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2020 Hecker
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2020 Lake Charles SE
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2020 Lake Charles SW
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2020 Lunita
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2020 Moss Lake
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2024 Black Lake
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2024 Brimstone
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2024 Buhler
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2024 Cameron Farms
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2024 Hecker
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2024 Lake Charles SE
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2024 Lake Charles SW
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2024 Lunita
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2024 Moss Lake
Calcasieu Parish, LA