1954 Map of Folsom

About this map

The Bogue Chitto River and Bogue Falaya River systems dominate this landscape in St. Tammany Parish, where a network of small churches, schools, and family cemeteries defines the rural communities. The map highlights social and religious institutions during the mid-1950s, such as the St Gertrude Convent near St Benedict and the Folsom Rosenwald Sch, an important marker of the era's educational geography. Commercial activity is evidenced by several Gravel Pits and the corridor of the Gulf Mobile and Ohio RR running through the northeastern corner near Enon. From the family-named burial grounds like Magee Cem and Hay Hollow Cem to the namesake settlement of Folsom, the map preserves a detailed view of the parish's interior before significant modern expansion, capturing the placement of rural outposts like Blond and Waldheim.