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1939 Map of St. Francisville

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of St. Francisville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

The Mississippi River creates a meandering western boundary for the terrace lands and deep ravines of West Feliciana Parish in the late 1930s. The landscape is defined by its antebellum heritage and early 20th-century agrarian economy, featuring a dense concentration of named estates such as Magnolia Plantation, Rosalie Plantation, and Belmont Plantation. The survey documents the specific locations of community centers like the Solitude Agricultural Settlement and dual-purpose landmarks such as Afton Villa Ch & Sch.

Logistics and transport are anchored by the Illinois Central and Louisiana and Arkansas railroads, which weave through the hilly interior toward the river bluffs. Genealogists can find precisely located burial grounds and meeting houses, including Flower Hill St Peters Ch & Cem and Union Bethel Ch & Cem. The river section preserves the Meander Line 1838, showing the historical shift of the watercourse near St Francisville.