1965 Map of Weyanoke

About this map

Feliciana Plantation Plettenberg PO and Ellerslie Plantation anchor this mid-1960s survey of the borderlands between Louisiana and Mississippi. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Little Bayou Sara and Bayou Sara, which flow through a region marked by rural community centers and family landholdings. Clusters of historic significance appear at Weyanoke and Plettenberg, where an Old Railroad Grade hints at former transportation corridors. Numerous small churches, including Magnolia Ch and St Pauls Ch, serve as local landmarks alongside various gravel pits that indicate the area's geological activity. From the Mississippi state line down to Highland Plantation, the map details a quiet agricultural and wooded territory where the names of small branches and creeks, such as Judas Branch and Lucy Creek, record long-standing local geography.