1955 Map of Moss Bluff
USGS Topo · Published 1984About this map
The confluence of the Calcasieu River and English Bayou dominates this landscape, where intricate waterways like Bird Island Bay and Watermelon Bay cut through the wetlands north of Lake Charles. The mid-century development of Moss Bluff is visible, with its school and nearby settlements such as Belfield and Ararat oriented along the Southern Pacific railroad line. This survey, photorevised in the 1970s, captures the transition from rural swamp and bayou country into an expanding suburban and industrial fringe. For genealogists, the map is remarkably dense with family-named landmarks and cemeteries, including the Goos Cem, Bagdad Cem, and Birdsnest Cem. Large tracts of land remain preserved within Sam Houston State Park, while the urban reach of Goosport pushes north toward Bridge Junction.
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Editions of this 1955 Moss Bluff Map
4 editions found
Historical Maps of Lake Charles Through Time
10 maps found
1935 Moss Bluff
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1947 Moss Bluff
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1955 Moss Bluff
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1957 Moss Bluff
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1994 Moss Bluff
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2012 Moss Bluff
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2015 Moss Bluff
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2018 Moss Bluff
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2020 Moss Bluff
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2024 Moss Bluff
Calcasieu Parish, LA