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1958 Map of Fort Necessity

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Fort Necessity
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Boeuf River and Bayou Lafourche dominate this 1950s landscape, winding through the alluvial bottomlands of Franklin, Caldwell, and Richland Parishes. The region is defined by its complex hydrology, where numerous sloughs, brakes, and cutoff bayous like the Bayou Lafourche Cutoff create a dense network of water and wetlands. At the heart of the survey is the community of Ft Necessity, supported by local institutions like Ft Necessity Sch and Boeuf Prairie Ch.

Evidence of the era’s rural social structure is preserved through dozens of family-named landmarks and local gathering places. From Liddieville in the center to the Booker T Washington Sch near the Ouachita River in the southwest, the map traces a dispersed but active settlement pattern. Genealogists can find significant value in the distribution of remote burial grounds such as Long Lake Cem, Bonner Cem, and Woodridge Cem, which often represent the only remaining physical markers of early parish homesteads.