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1957 Map of Pleasant Hill

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Pleasant Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Pleasant Hill and the surrounding piney woods of the De Soto Parish-Sabine Parish border are characterized here by a network of rural settlements and remote churches during the mid-1950s. The landscape is defined by its drainage basins, with San Miguel Bayou and San Patricio Bayou carving through the terrain. The presence of numerous Oil Wells near the railroad corridor at Converse highlights the era's local petroleum activity, while the Kansas City Southern and Texas and Pacific railroads provide the primary industrial backbone for towns like Oxford and Pelican.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family and community landmarks, including Old Union Cem, the Sebastian Cem, and several rural congregations such as Spring Hill Ch and Antioch Ch. The map captures the region before extensive modern development, documenting small locales like Trenton and Spring Ridge that served as local hubs for this timber and oil-producing country.