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1962 Map of Walker

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Walker
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Walker and Livingston anchor the northern reaches of this Livingston Parish landscape, where the Illinois Central railroad cuts a straight path through the timber and wetlands of the 1960s. The area is defined by a dense network of waterways, including Middle Colyell Creek and the winding Prairie Bayou, which historically shaped the placement of local homesteads and small communities.

Genealogists will find several rural landmarks of interest, from the Palmetto Cem near the western edge to the Petes Rest Cem situated deeper in the lowlands. The map reveals the community structure of the era through sites like the Walker Lookout Tower and scattered educational and religious hubs such as Frost Sch and Satsuma Ch, many of which served as the primary gathering points for the surrounding rural population.