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1950 Map of Winnfield

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Winnfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Winnfield serves as the industrial and civic anchor of this 1950s landscape, situated at the crossroads of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and Tremont & Gulf railroads. The town's grid and proximity to the Joyce Airport underscore its role in the mid-century economy of North Central Louisiana. Beyond the urban center, the land is defined by a dense network of timberlands and creek bottoms, including the Dugdemona River and Sulphur Creek.

Tracing the rural roads reveals a pattern of community life centered on small landmarks like Union Hill Sch and Corinth Tabernacle. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of numerous family-linked sites such as Crockett Cem and Old Pleasant Hill Cem. To the south, the transition into Winn and Grant Parishes is marked by scattered crossings like Worsham Crossing and the Sardis Lookout Tower, which monitored the surrounding forests.