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1963 Map of Springfield

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Springfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Tickfaw River and Amite River systems converge in this 1960s study of the Louisiana lowlands, where several major waterways reach their head of navigation. The map documents a dense network of river-oriented settlements and family-named landmarks, from Springfield to the smaller fishing and timber communities of Killian and Clio. This era captures the landscape before modern suburbanization, showing a high concentration of community centers such as St Margarets Ch, Hungarian Ch, and Albany-Springfield High Sch.

Logistical and cultural history is visible in the distribution of river landings like Warsaw Landing and Tiger Bluff Landing, which served as vital transit points before the dominance of the highway system. For the genealogist, the map preserves the locations of numerous family burial grounds including Zeigler Cem and McLin Cem, often situated near the prominent ridges like Browns Ridge that rise above the surrounding Gum Swamp and the northern shores of Lake Maurepas.