1961 Map of Mittie

About this map

Whisky Chitto Creek meanders through the piney woods of western Louisiana, defining the character of this 1960s landscape as it transitions from the mid-century into the early 1990s. The settlement of Mittie serves as a central point in an area shaped by timber and water, where an Old Railroad Grade traces a path through the northwest, marking the footprint of earlier industrial logging. Local genealogy is anchored by the Simmons Settlement and the nearby Simmons Cem, alongside rural gathering places like Cherry Grove Ch and Twin Oak Ch. The map details a hydraulic environment of smaller water bodies such as Bird Pond and Jerry Wright Lake, while the presence of the Harmony Canal and scattered Oil Wells indicates the region's managed resources and energy production during this period of development in Allen Parish.