1965 Map of Marietta

About this map

Marietta serves as the focal point for this mid-1960s survey of the Cass County countryside, where small rural settlements are linked by a winding network of local roads. The landscape is defined by the significant hydrological influence of the Sulphur River and the expansive waters of Lake Texarkana at the northern boundary. Genealogists will find a high density of rural burial sites and places of worship, including Bethlehem Ch and its associated Bethlehem Cem, as well as New Hope Ch and Bell Cem. These features, alongside named locations like Bryans Mill and Cornett, reveal a pattern of dispersed agricultural communities. The St Louis Southwestern railroad cuts through the northwestern corner near Jennings Lake, marking the era's remaining industrial transport lines through the timbered creek bottoms of Bear Creek and Floyd Creek.