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1949 Map of Glenmora

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Glenmora
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The timber-dependent landscape of central Louisiana is captured here during the late 1940s, centered on the grid of Glenmora. The mapping reveals a transition in transportation, where the Missouri Pacific Railroad and U S Highway No 165 serve as the primary north-south arteries. Meanwhile, the web of Old Logging Railroad Grade labels threading through the surrounding woods points to the region's intensive lumber history, showing how former rail beds were repurposed or left as traces in the terrain.

Waterways dominate the rural sections of the map, particularly the winding course of Cocodrie Creek and its many tributaries like Langs Branch and McKem's Branch. Near the settlement of McNary, the convergence of rail and road infrastructure highlights the town's role as a local shipping hub. This survey, compiled from 1935 aerial photography, provides a precise look at the drainage patterns and parish boundaries between Rapides, Allen, and Evangeline before modern development altered these rural corridors.