1952 Map of Farmerville

About this map

Farmerville serves as the focal point of this northern Louisiana landscape, situated just north of Bayou D'Arbonne in the early 1950s. The map illustrates a rural society deeply rooted in its small communities and country parishes, with a high concentration of Baptist and Methodist houses of worship like Zion Hill Ch, Bird Chapel, and Mt Union Ch serving as local landmarks. The Louisiana & Northwest RR and the Pacific Railroad cut through the timber and agricultural lands, connecting settlements like Truxno and Oakland to the wider region. Along the Arkansas border, Donaghey State Park provides a preserved space amid a terrain punctuated by Oil Wells and numerous family cemeteries, including Pearson Cem and Old Tennessee Cem, which offer significant data points for genealogical research into the families of Union Parish.