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1954 Map of Peason

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Peason
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Peason Ridge and the northern reaches of the Fort Polk Military Reservation dominate this mid-century landscape in Sabine Parish. The transition from timber and small-scale agriculture to military utility is evident in the Peason Ridge Artillery Range and the networks of a Dismantled Railroad snaking through the hills. Small communities like Peason and Corleyville remain focal points for local history, centered around landmarks such as Peason Church, Gentry Church, and the Peason Fire Tower.

The terrain is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including Kisatchie Bayou, Mill Creek, and Middle Creek, which carve through the ridges toward Eagle Hill. This 1954 survey by the Army Map Service captures the region just as the military's footprint was solidifying over former logging and homesteading lands, preserving the locations of rural congregations like the United Pentecostal Church amidst the expanding reservation boundary.