1961 Map of Oberlin

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The Calcasieu River and Whisky Chitto Creek dominate this 1961 landscape in Allen Parish, weaving through a terrain defined by timber and emerging petroleum development. The town of Oberlin serves as the focal point, situated along the Missouri Pacific railroad line. Family and community history is anchored in several small settlements like Mittie and Simmons Settlement, alongside a network of country churches including Twin Oak Ch and Harmony Church. The geography reveals a transition from traditional river-bound landmarks to an industrializing economy, evidenced by the Oberlin Oil Field and Le Blanc Oil Field. Mapping here captures the specific rural infrastructure of the early 1960s, from the Oberlin Lookout Tower to the various cemeteries like Pine Chapel Cem and Lyles Cem that mark the parish's long-standing family homesteads.