Map No. 6. United States (1853)

Description

Detailed single page historical steel engraved map of the Western portion of the Southeast published in 1853. This map depicts Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee, and Alabama as well as a small region of Mexico. The map shows several geographic details on cities, towns, rivers, mountains, and islands. Along the bottom edge is written: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1853 by Daniel Burgess & Co in the Clerks office of the Southern District of New York.

States appearing on the Map: Texas, Indian Territory (Oklahoma), Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama.

Cities appearing on the Map:

Mexico: Matamoras (Matamoros).

Texas: Pt. Isabel (Port Isabel), Corpus Christi, San Patricio, Refugio, Goliad, Victoria, Texana (Ghost Town now underneath Lake Texana), Matagorda, Houston, Velasco (Annexed in 1957 by and now part of Freeport, Texas), Brazoria, San Felipe, Richmond, La Grange, Columbus, Gonzales, St. Marks (San Marcos), Jasper, Woodville, Beaumont, Swarlwout (Ghost Town near Lake Livingston, Texas since 1875), Liberty, Cincinnati (Ghost Town since 1892), Huntsville, Montgomery, Washington (Washington-on-the-Brazos), Franklin, Nashville (Ghost Town since 1868), Boonville (Ghost Town near Bryan, Texas), Brenham, Bastrop, Austin, Milam, Shelbyville, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Rusk, Palestine, Crockett, Leona, Henderson, Linder (Linden), Smithland, Marshall, Tyler, Dallas, Centreville (Ghost Town), Boston, Paris, Clarksville, Tarrant (Ghost Town after 1871), and Bonham.

Louisiana: Houma, Thibodeauville (Thibodaux), New Orleans, Lafayette (Now the Districts of Irish Channel and Garden District, both part of the Fourth District of New Orleans), Franklin, Covington, Frankinton (Franklinton), Springfield, St. Helena (Greensburg?), Donaldson V. (Donaldsonville), Baton Rouge, Clinton, St. Francis V. (St. Francisville), Pt. Coupee (Point Coupee), Inberville (?), St. Martinsville (St. Martinville), Vermillionville (The name was changed to Lafayette in 1884), Opelousas, Harrisonburg, Vidalia, Alexandria, Marksville, Natchitoches, Manny (Many), Providence (Lake Providence), Richmond, Farmersville, Monroe, Columbia, Overton (Abandoned), Sparta (Ghost Town since 1924), Shreveport, and Mansfield.

Alabama: Mobile.

Mississippi: Mississippi City (Annexed in 1965 by and now a part of Gulfport, Mississippi), Shieldsboro (Now Bay Saint Louis), Leakesville, Winchester (Ghost Town), Westville (Ghost Town), Williamsburg, Columbia, Ellisville, Augusta (Now a Ghost Town since 1906 and the site of Old Augusta Historic Site), Meadville, Liberty, Holmesville, Gallatin, Monticello, Grand Gulf (Ghost Town since 1860 near Grand Gulf Military State Park), Pt. Gibson (Port Gibson), Rodney (Ghost Town), Fayette, Natchez, Wood V. (Woodville), Quitman, Marion, De Kalb, Philadelphia, Decatur, Paulding, Raleigh, Hillsboro, Carthage, Canton, Brandon, Benton, Jackson, Yazoo City, Vicksburg, Tallula, Cotton Gin Port (Ghost Town since 1887 near Amory, Mississippi), Athens, Aberdeen, Columbus, Macon, Stark V. (Starkville), Carrollton, Coffeeville, Kosciusko, Greensboro (Ghost Town), Houston, Louisville, Charleston, Lexington, Bolivar, Princeton (Ghost Town after caving into the Mississippi River), Jacinto (Ghost Town since 1870), Ripley, Fulton, Pontotoc, Oxford, Holly Springs, Hernando, Delta (Ghost Town since 1890), Peyton (Ghost Town), and Ponola (?).

Arkansas: Belleville (Red Fork), Columbia (Abandoned and caved into the Mississippi River in the 1870s), Warren, Camden, El Dorado, Washington, Lewisville, Paraclifta (Ghost Town after the entire town moved to Lockesburg, Arkansas in 1885), Helena (Now the Eastern portion of Helena-West Helena), Arkansas (Arkansas Post), Lawrenceville, Perryville, Little Rock, Benton, Pine Bluff, Montgomery (?), Hot Springs, Archidelphia (Arkadelphia), Murfreesboro, Liberty (?), Mt. Vernon (Ghost Town), Marion, Bolivar (Bolivar Township), Osceola, Searcy, Batesville, Elizabeth (Ghost Town after caving into the White River), Lebanon (Marshall), Clinton, Lewisburg (Ghost Town since 1883), Booneville, Huntsville, Osage (?), Clarksville, Dover, Danville, Fayetteville, Van Buren, Ft. Smith (Fort Smith), Gainesville (Non existent after a city-wide fire in 1892), Pocahontas, Smithville, Athens (Ghost Town), Yellville, Carrollton, and Bentonville.

Indian Territory: Ft. Towson (Fort Towson and Ft. Gibson (Fort Gibson).

Tennessee: Memphis.

Populations given are as follows:

Thibodeauville (Thibodaux): 1,250

New Orleans: 119,500

Lafayette: 14,250

Houston: 2,500

St. Marks (San Marcos): 500

Shieldsboro (Now Bay Saint Louis): 1,000

Baton Rouge: 4,000

St. Martinsville (St. Martinville): 500

Louisiana: 518,000

Austin: 1,000

Grand Gulf (Ghost Town since 1860 near Grand Gulf Military State Park): 1,000

Natchez: 4,500

Alexandria: 500

Natchitoches: 1,500

Rusk: 500

Texas: 213,000

Hillsboro: 500

Jackson: 3,000

Vicksburg: 3,750

Marshall: 1,250

Columbus: 2,500

Mississippi: 607,000

Warren: 500

El Dorado: 2,000

Washington: 500

Arkansas: 210,000

Helena (Now the Eastern portion of Helena-West Helena): 500

Arkansas (Arkansas Post): 500

Little Rock: 2,250

Pine Bluff: 500

Archidelphia (Arkadelphia): 250

Marion: 500

Bolivar: 500

Batesville: 750

Huntsville: 250

Clarksville: 500

Fayetteville: 500

Van Buren: 3,000

Bentonville: 250

Native American Tribes shown living in areas of the Indian Territory (Oklahoma) are Choctaws, Seminoles, Creeks, and Cherokees. The map also states that from New Orleans to New York by water 2,000 miles.