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2015 Map of Abbeville East

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Abbeville East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Abbeville serves as the western anchor of this Vermilion Parish landscape, where the Vermilion River snakes through the southwest corner near Bancker. The 2015 survey reveals a corridor of development following Veterans Memorial Dr, linking the parish seat to smaller outlying settlements such as Grosse Isle, Mack, and West Erath. The map captures a transition from the urban grid of Abbeville, characterized by institutions like the Louisiana Technical College-Gulf Area Campus, to the expansive agricultural and drainage systems of the Acadiana region.

Water management is central to the area's geography, evidenced by the intricate network of coulees including Valcourt Coulee, Youngs North Coulee, and Laports Coulee. For genealogists and local historians, the sheet preserves the locations of numerous family-named landmarks and resting places, such as Bares Cem, Landry Cem, and Delino Cem. To the east, the map detail encompasses the communities of Erath and Delcambre, illustrating the close-knit settlement pattern of the Louisiana coastal prairie.