1949 Map of Cameron Farms

About this map

Calcasieu Parish and Cameron Parish meet in this landscape of managed waterways and low-lying coastal terrain. The settlement at Cameron Farms serves as a primary point of reference in a region defined by extensive drainage projects and industrial transit routes. The Intracoastal Waterway cuts a straight horizontal path across the center of the sheet, intersecting with natural features like Black Bayou and engineered arteries such as the Vinton Drainage Canal. The network of man-made channels, including the Henry Gray Canal and Bancroft Canal, illustrates early 20th-century efforts to reclaim and manage the wetlands for agricultural or industrial use. To the east, State Highway No 381 provides the primary overland connection, passing near Suttons Slip and the rural farmstead infrastructure.