Old Maps of Capitan, Louisiana

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Capitan, LA maps

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  1. 1939 Map of St. Martinsville, 1946 Print
    1939 Map of St. Martinsville, 1946 Print
    1939 St. Martinsville
    1946 Print · USGS
    Cajun country at the end of the 1930s reveals a landscape shaped by the Bayou Teche and the expansion of the regional oil and rail industries. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like the Girouard Ranch and rural centers such as Cecelia Ch & Sch or Billeaud.
    2 unique versions available

  2. 1954 Map of Baton Rouge, 1974 Print
    1954 Map of Baton Rouge, 1974 Print
    1954 Baton Rouge
    1974 Print · USGS
    Southeast Louisiana in the mid-fifties is captured here during a period of transition for its river and rail economies. Researchers can trace the path of the Mississippi River and find landmarks like the Bonnet Carre Spillway and Bayou Plaquemine.
    2 unique versions available

  3. 1956 Map of Baton Rouge
    1956 Map of Baton Rouge
    1956 Baton Rouge
    1956 Print · USGS
    South Louisiana at the height of the mid-century oil boom shows a landscape of river oxbows and rising industry. Researchers can trace family roots through river towns like Scotlandville or locate early industrial sites and Oil wells near Lake Maurepas.

  4. 1957 Map of St. Martinville, 1958 Print
    1957 Map of St. Martinville, 1958 Print
    1957 St. Martinville
    1958 Print · USGS
    St. Martin and Iberia Parishes are captured here during the mid-fifties, showing the intersection of traditional plantation culture and new military and industrial growth. Genealogists and local historians can trace family lands near Romero Plantation, find old country schools like Forgey Sch, or locate the US Naval Auxiliary Air Station.
    2 unique versions available

  5. 1961 Map of Baton Rouge, 1966 Print
    1961 Map of Baton Rouge, 1966 Print
    1961 Baton Rouge
    1966 Print · USGS
    Southeastern Louisiana in the early sixties remains a landscape of deep river bends and sprawling coastal lakes. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail-and-river economy through landmarks like Free-Nigger Point, Donaldsonville, and the Illinois Central Railroad.

  6. 1962 Map of Baton Rouge
    1962 Map of Baton Rouge
    1962 Baton Rouge
    1962 Print · USGS
    South Louisiana in the early sixties reveals a landscape of river-bend parishes and emerging interstate corridors. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots through historic river towns like Donaldsonville and Plaquemine, or follow the path of the Illinois Central Railroad through the swamp basins.

  7. 1970 Map of St. Martinville, 1972 Print
    1970 Map of St. Martinville, 1972 Print
    1970 St. Martinville
    1972 Print · USGS
    Covers Capitan, including Lafayette, New Iberia, and other nearby areas
    2 unique versions available

  8. 1983 Map of Youngsville
    1983 Map of Youngsville
    1983 Youngsville
    1983 Print · USGS
    Youngsville and the surrounding Acadiana prairies are captured in the early eighties as agricultural traditions met modern expansion. Researchers can trace the Southern Pacific rail corridor through old settlements like Cade, Duchamp, and Lozes.

  9. 1984 Map of Baton Rouge
    1984 Map of Baton Rouge
    1984 Baton Rouge
    1984 Print · USGS
    Baton Rouge and the surrounding river country are captured in the mid-eighties as the industrial corridor met the deep wetlands of the basin. Researchers can trace the winding Bayou Teche, locate family roots in St Martinville, or study the massive Atchafalaya Basin Floodway.
    2 unique versions available

  10. 2024 Map of Youngsville, 2024 Print
    2024 Map of Youngsville, 2024 Print
    2024 Youngsville
    2024 Print · USGS
    Southern Lafayette Parish and its neighbors are shown here in the 2020s, a landscape where aviation hubs and coulees meet. Genealogists can trace family names at Saint Anne Catholic Cem and locate communities like Lozes and Duchamp.

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