1963 Map of Zachary
USGS Topo · Published 1964About this map
Zachary serves as a central hub in this mid-century survey of the East Feliciana Parish and East Baton Rouge Parish boundary. The Illinois Central railroad dictates the local development pattern, linking the towns of Slaughter, Plains, and Lindsay. The landscape is a mix of small rural communities and emerging industrial footprints, evidenced by the Alsen Oil Field in the south. Local life is anchored by a dense network of country churches and family burial grounds, including Pleasant Grove Ch, Goodhope Ch, and Stanford Cem. Institutional growth is visible at the Northwestern High Sch and Lane Memorial Hospital, while the natural drainage of White Bayou and Cypress Bayou winds through the parish lines, defining the topography between these established settlements.
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Editions of this 1963 Zachary Map
4 editions found
Historical Maps of Zachary Through Time
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1939 Zachary
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
1954 Zachary
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
1963 Zachary
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
1963 Zachary
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
2012 Zachary
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
2015 Zachary
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
2018 Zachary
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
2020 Zachary
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
2024 Zachary
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA