Map No. 6. United States (1853)

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.