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Old Maps of Portage, Louisiana for Academic Research

Study the evolution of Portage with 10 high-resolution historic maps. Whether you're teaching, researching, or modeling changes in land use, these maps provide essential visual documentation of urban, environmental, and geographic change.

  • Analyze long-term change: Track patterns in development, transportation, and natural features.
  • Ideal for environmental or urban studies: Support academic projects with primary historical map data.
  • Use in the classroom or lab: Educators and researchers rely on these maps to bring historical context to life.

These maps are a powerful tool for teaching, research, and visualizing how Portage has changed over the decades.

Portage, LA maps

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  1. 1941 Map of Loreauville, 1943 Print
    1941 Map of Loreauville, 1943 Print
    1941 Loreauville
    1943 Print · USGS
    Coastal Louisiana in the early 1940s reveals a world of bayou settlements and swamp industry at the edge of the Atchafalaya. Genealogists can trace family names at St John Ch & Cem or Belle Chasse & Cem, while historians can locate the Broussard Switch and Bayou Chene.
  4. 1954 Map of Loreauville
    1954 Map of Loreauville
    1954 Loreauville
    1954 Print · USGS
    The Acadiana wetlands and Bayou Teche corridor come alive in the mid-1950s, showing the intersection of rural agriculture and the emerging oil industry. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near Loreauville, Broussard Switch, and several rural sites like St John Ch & Cem.
  7. 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
  10. 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.
  13. 1960 Map of Loreauville, 1963 Print
    1960 Map of Loreauville, 1963 Print
    1960 Loreauville
    1963 Print · USGS
    The Bayou Teche corridor and Atchafalaya swamplands are captured here in the early sixties, showing the reach of the oil industry into the basin. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Broussard Switch, Mt Zion Ch, and the Indian Mound Cem near Catahoula.
    2 unique versions available
  16. 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.
  19. 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.
  22. 1973 Map of Loreauville, 1976 Print
    1973 Map of Loreauville, 1976 Print
    1973 Loreauville
    1976 Print · USGS
    Covers Portage, including Loreauville, Vida, and other nearby areas
  25. 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
  28. 2024 Map of Loreauville, 2024 Print
    2024 Map of Loreauville, 2024 Print
    2024 Loreauville
    2024 Print · USGS
    The Iberia and St. Martin Parish borderlands are shown here in the 2020s, where the inhabited corridor of Bayou Teche meets the Atchafalaya swamp. Researchers can trace family sites at All Saints Cem or locate the Gonsoulins Cattle Ferry near Lake Fausse Pointe.
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