1951 Map of Foreman

About this map

The borderlands of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas converge along the winding course of the Red River, where the 1951 landscape reveals a deep network of rural communities and river-fed agriculture. At the center of the regional activity sits Foreman (New Rocky Comfort), a transit hub served by the ST Louis San Francisco railroad. The map documents the shifting hydrology of the river basin, featuring oxbows like Old River Lake and Hamilton Lake alongside the seasonal drainage of Walnut Bayou. Local social centers are densely scattered across the townships of Jackson and Richland, identified by small rural landmarks such as Matteson Gin and Lanesport. For genealogists, the map is particularly valuable for its precise locations of family-named sites and religious meeting houses, including Hopson Cem, Dollahide Cem, and Bright Star Ch.