1953 Map of Hodge

About this map

Hodge and the neighboring seat of Jonesboro anchor the southern portion of this mid-century survey, a landscape defined by the drainage of the Dugdemona River and its numerous bayous. In the 1950s, the region was a network of rural communities connected by the Rock Island and Chicago Pacific Railroad and an extensive system of forest-spanning pipelines. A transition in land use is visible near Ansley, where an old railroad grade marks a path through the timber towards Quitman. The sheet is notably dense with community focal points, from the Saints Rest Sch and Ebenezer Sch to the abandoned China Grove Sch. For genealogists, the map provides precise locations for family landmarks like Stringer Cem and Wesley Chapel Cem, alongside smaller settlements like Punkin Center and Woodville.