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1954 Map of Tullos

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Tullos
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The Dugdemona River meanders through the central lowlands of central Louisiana, anchoring a landscape defined by the intersection of the lumber and oil industries in the mid-1950s. The timber town of Urania and the nearby settlement of Tullos serve as primary hubs along the Missouri Pacific railroad line, which cuts diagonally across the terrain. This era of resource extraction is evident in the cluster of Oil Wells scattered near Georgetown and the extensive reaching of the Kisatchie National Forest boundaries into the southern portions of the map.

Rural community life is well-documented through numerous small family and church burial grounds, such as Old Shady Grove Cem and the Whitehead Cem. These landmarks, along with local congregations like Beulah Ch and New Union Ch, provide essential coordinates for genealogical research in an area where smaller hamlets like Rochelle and Grandstaff were integrated into the surrounding forest and wetland ecosystems of the Dugdemona Hills.