1958 Map of Kentwood

About this map

Greensburg and Kentwood anchor this mid-century survey of the Florida Parishes, where the Illinois Central railroad corridor connects a string of timber and agricultural towns including Tangipahoa, Fluker, and Roseland. The landscape is defined by the complex drainage systems of the Tickfaw and Natalbany rivers, with the terrain marked by numerous family cemeteries such as Womack-Bickham Cem, Strickland Cem, and Brumfield Cem. The map reveals a dense network of country churches and rural schools, like New Zion Sch and Huff Chapel, that served these isolated communities before the era of modern consolidation. Of particular note for historians is the location of Camp Moore Cem near the railroad, a site of significant regional importance, and the Liverpool Lookout tower standing watch over the pine-heavy hills of St. Helena Parish.