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1962 Map of Waskom

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Waskom
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Waskom sits at the heart of this East Texas borderland, where the Texas and Pacific railroad and major highways converge. The town's layout in the early 1960s reveals a community supported by the petroleum industry, evidenced by the large Gasoline Plant and numerous pipelines and wells dotting the terrain. Surrounding the town are significant local landmarks including the Abney High Sch and several cemeteries that reflect the area's genealogical history, such as Restland Cem and the unique Park Rest Pet Cem located near the state boundary.

The landscape is defined by the Texas Louisiana border and the varied drainage of Cross Bayou and the East Fork Socagee Creek. To the east, the community of Lorraine marks the approach to Caddo Parish, while smaller rural nodes are anchored by institutions like Gainesville Ch and Union Chapel. Of particular interest to researchers is the Old Railroad Grade tracing a path through the southeastern woods, offering a physical record of earlier transportation networks before the modernization of the local road system.