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1968 Map of Madisonville

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Madisonville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The Tchefuncta River winds toward its mouth at Lake Pontchartrain in this late 1960s survey, updated with revisions through the late 1970s. The settlement of Madisonville sits at the heart of the river's bend, while Houltonville and Fairview Riverside State Park occupy the eastern banks. This area of St. Tammany Parish shows a landscape defined by the transition from the dense marshes of Blue Swamp Creek and Miltons Island to the emerging residential and recreational developments near Covington.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, including several family and community burial grounds such as Dendinger Cem, Morse Cem, and Galatas Cem. The map documents the social fabric of the era through sites like the Rosewald Sch, Mennonite Ch, and Penns Chapel. The inclusion of the Tchefuncta Country Club and River Forest Golf Course further illustrates the mid-century growth of the Northshore region.