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1975 Map of Abbeville East

Name: 1975 Topographic Map of Abbeville East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Abbeville and its surrounding coastal prairie landscape are captured here during a period of significant industrial activity in the mid-1970s. The region's economy is clearly defined by its natural resources, with the Erath Oil and Gas Field Canal and a large Gas Processing Plant serving as central hubs for energy production. Beyond the oil fields, the area maintains its agricultural roots, evidenced by several Crawfish Farms and the presence of small, traditional settlements like Henry, Boston, and Bancker along the lower reaches of the Vermilion River.

Transportation infrastructure bridges these two worlds, as the Southern Pacific railroad tracks bisect the landscape, connecting the town centers of Erath and West Erath to the larger markets at Abbeville. For local historians and genealogists, the map preserves the locations of numerous family-named landmarks and rural institutions, including Rose Hill Ch and several small burial grounds such as Bares Cem and Trahan Cem, which anchor the lineage of the local community to the land.