1962 Map of Ola

About this map

Ola and Rand anchor this rural landscape in Kaufman County during the early 1960s, a period defined by scattered agricultural settlements and small country parishes. The mapping reveals a close-knit network of spiritual and community life, centered on institutions like Morrow Chapel and its adjacent Morrow Chapel Cem, as well as Ayers Chapel and Red Oak Ch. The topography is shaped by the drainage patterns of Little Cottonwood Creek and Walnut Creek, with Lake Kaufman appearing in the west. Small-scale resource extraction is evident through several Sandpits and a Gravel Pit, suggesting local industry alongside traditional farming. This survey provides a clear look at the region's mid-century rural development before modern expansion altered the footprint of these smaller crossroads communities.