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1959 Map of Starks

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Starks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The Sabine River forms a complex borderland between Texas and Louisiana in this late 1950s survey, defined by its extensive backwater networks including Devils Pocket, Ashworth Slough, and Stevenson Lake. This region in Calcasieu Parish shows a landscape deeply tied to resource extraction and transportation. The Kansas City Southern Railroad serves as a central artery through the settlement of Starks, which sits adjacent to the Starks Oil Field and its numerous Gas Wells.

Evidence of established rural communities is found in small settlements like Lunita and Big Woods, supported by landmarks like Antioch Ch and Gambrell Ch. Genealogists will find several family-named burial grounds, including Clarks Cem, Smith Cem, and Windham Cem. The map documents the shifting hydrology of the river basin, noting features such as the Wembly Island Cutoff and various oxbow lakes like Horseshoe Lake and Big Eddy Lake.