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1951 Map of Summerfield

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Summerfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Summerfield serves as the central hub for this North Louisiana landscape during the early 1950s, where small settlements and rural institutions define the community geography of Claiborne Parish. The map reveals an intricate network of country schools and churches, such as Mt Sinai Ch and New Home Sch, often accompanied by family and community burial grounds like the Aycock Cem and Liberty Hill Cem. This period shows the region's transition into the modern industrial era, marked by a Gas Refinery and numerous Gas Wells scattered across the terrain.

Waterways like Corney Bayou and D'Arbonne Bayou dictate the placement of older settlements like Lisbon and Arizona. The presence of the Rocky Hill Lookout Tower near Scottsville and a dedicated Landing Field further south highlights the evolving infrastructure of the postwar years. From the Middle Fork to the shores of Corney Lake, the map documents a way of life deeply rooted in the land but increasingly connected by pipelines and telephone lines.