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1968 Map of Oakdale

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Oakdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

The Calcasieu River winds through this Central Louisiana landscape, anchoring the development of Oakdale and its surrounding rural timber and agricultural lands. This 1968 survey, later updated in the early 1990s, reveals a community built on transportation and industry, evidenced by the presence of a Refinery and the Oakdale Municipal Airport. The town center is densely packed with local landmarks including the High Sch and several cemeteries like Sacred Heart Cem and Oakdale Cem.

Beyond the urban core, the map captures a shifting landscape where several segments of Old Railroad Grade and Old RR Grade suggest the paths of former logging or industrial rail lines that once crisscrossed the parish. Rural life is marked by numerous country churches, such as Pentecostal Ch, Mt Vernon Ch, and Mt Hope Ch, alongside small family burial grounds like Cryer Cem. The map's detail provides a look at the transition from established neighborhoods to the winding tributaries of Cherrywinche Creek and Baptiste Creek.