1950 Map of Jonesboro

About this map

Jonesboro serves as the primary hub of this North Louisiana landscape at the mid-century, where the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad creates a north-south corridor through the timberlands. The map reveals a dense network of small rural communities and gathering places, including Dodson, Wyatt, and Gansville. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of country churches and schools, such as Harmony Grove Ch, Siloam Ch, and Gaars Mill Sch, which anchored local life between the creek drainages. To the south, the terrain descends toward the Dugdemona River and the shaded bottomlands of the Kisatchie National Forest, while fire towers like the Winona Lookout Tower monitor the surrounding forests. The abundance of named water bodies, including Caney Creek and Flat Creek, illustrates the complex drainage system defining the borders of Jackson and Winn parishes.