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1985 Map of Basile

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Basile
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The town of Basile anchors this survey of the Louisiana prairie, where the convergence of several parish boundaries—including Evangeline Parish and Allen Parish—defines the administrative landscape. The area is heavily marked by its water systems and resource extraction, with the Mamou Canal and Bayou Nezpique providing drainage across the flat terrain. Evidence of the region's petroleum industry is prominent, particularly the Oil Field located near Tepetate and Redich.

Smaller settlements like Barwick are scattered among the waterways, including Bayou des Cannes and Bayou Mallet. The landscape also reveals specialized infrastructure such as a Landing Strip, a Gaging Sta, and a Radio Tower. For genealogists, the inclusion of several Cem markers and family-named terrain features like Tiger Point Gully offers specific points of interest for tracing local heritage during the mid-1980s.