1957 Map of Zwolle

About this map

The Kansas City Southern Ry serves as a central spine through Sabine Parish, connecting the town of Zwolle with the village of Noble. This landscape is defined by the transition from upland pine forests, including sections of the Sabine National Forest, to the winding bottomlands of Bayou La Nana and Bayou San Miguel. The presence of several oil wells in the northwest, near San Patricio Ch, indicates the mid-century energy production that shaped the local economy. Genealogists will find a cluster of rural community centers, from Belmont in the northeast to the Mt Olive Cem and Recknor Cem. The terrain is punctuated by landmarks of forest management, notably the Blue Lake Lookout Tower and the Short Tree Lookout Tower, which surveyed the dense timber and the clearing at Prairie.