2020 Map of Amite

About this map

Amite City serves as the focal point of this Tangipahoa Parish study, anchored by the Tangipahoa Parish Courthouse and a dense network of municipal streets. The landscape is defined by the southward flow of the Natalbany River and its various tributaries, including the Little Natalbany River and Ponchatoula Cr. These waterways cut through a terrain marked by numerous small cemeteries that speak to the long-standing family settlements of the region, such as Gordon-Richardson Cem and Harris Chapel AME Zion Cem. To the south, the community of Independence marks the lower boundary of the quadrangle, connected to the parish seat by a significant transport corridor. The map details a transition from the urbanized blocks of Amite to more dispersed rural tracts, where features like Amite Memorial Gardens and McMichael Cem dot the countryside near Shiloh.