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2024 Map of Abbeville West

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Abbeville West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Vermilion Parish Courthouse anchors the western side of the parish seat, where the urban grid of Abbeville meets a landscape defined by an extensive system of agricultural drainage and navigation. The Vermilion River snakes through the eastern portion of the sheet, joined by smaller waterways like Youngs South Coulee and Coulee Kinney. This area is a patchwork of rural settlements and family-named landmarks, including Nunez, Perry, and Theall, which are linked by a network of state highways and local roads like LA Highway 695.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the distribution of family and parish burial grounds, from the Saint Mary Magdalen Cem in the north to the more remote Bancker Cem in the south. The prevalence of engineered waterways such as the Abbeville Canal, Noel Canal, and Bull Hole Canal illustrates the sophisticated water management required for this low-lying coastal prairie region.