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1958 Map of Franklinton

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

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Franklinton serves as the central hub of this 1950s survey, situated where the Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad corridor meets the winding Bogue Chitto. The landscape is defined by its deep network of family-named cemeteries and rural congregations, reflecting the genealogical roots of Washington Parish. From the Washington Sch and High Sch in the parish seat to outlying communities like Warnerton and Hackley, the map shows a well-established rural infrastructure of churches such as Mt Pisgah Ch and Bellevue Ch.

Resource extraction and agriculture are evident in the numerous Gravel Pit sites scattered across the rolling terrain, particularly near Richardson and Clifton. In the north, the boundary between Louisiana and Mississippi is marked by the State Line Ch, while water bodies like Hays Creek and Lawrence Creek drain into the main river valley, providing the drainage for the area's timber and farming lands.