Pointe Coupee Parish and West Feliciana Parish meet at the Raccourci Old River, a massive oxbow lake that defines the eastern landscape of this area. The settlement pattern follows the higher ground along the natural levees of ancient waterways, where communities like Batchelor, Innis, and Quinton are linked by the Missouri Pacific RR. The map illustrates a complex network of bayous, including Bee Tree Bayou and Bayou Latenache, which drain the low-lying terrain surrounding the Morganza Floodway. Genealogists will find numerous local landmarks such as Saint Marks Cem, Mount Marias Cem, and the Lower Latenache Church, reflecting the scattered rural hamlets of this Mississippi River delta region.
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1939 · Fordoche
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1941 · Batchelor
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Baton Rouge
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Fordoche
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · Batchelor
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · Odenburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1956 · Baton Rouge
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Fordoche
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1959 · Palmetto
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1961 · Baton Rouge
USGS Topo · 1:250,000