1962 Map of Woodlawn

About this map

Little Cypress Bayou meanders across the border of Marion and Harrison counties, defining a landscape shaped by water and the extraction of natural resources. By the early 1960s, the area around Woodlawn and Pope City was heavily marked by the energy industry, with numerous gas wells and pipelines cutting through the timbered terrain. This survey captures a network of small, rural congregations that served as community anchors, including Cypress Chapel, Mt Zion Ch, and Greater Friendship Ch. The transport infrastructure is dominated by the Texas and Pacific railroad, which parallels the main highway, while the Cypress River Airfield and a series of managed waters like Sanders Lake, Highland Lake, and Fern Lake illustrate the mid-century development of the region's land and water resources for both industry and recreation.