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1969 Map of Centerville

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Centerville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Bayou Teche meanders through the heart of this coastal St. Mary Parish landscape, its banks lined with historic settlements and industrial infrastructure in the late 1960s. The town of Franklin serves as a primary hub, while smaller communities like Centerville, Garden City, and Oaklawn follow the winding waterway. The map documents a complex relationship between the natural wetlands and human industry, showing the Charenton Oil and Gas Field and numerous Oil Wells alongside agricultural land and the Bellevue Country Club.

Transportation networks are well-defined by the Missouri Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads, which parallel the bayou and connect the various sugar and oil interests. To the east, the vast Atchafalaya Basin Floodway and Grand Lake dominate the terrain, separated from the inhabited corridor by the Oaklawn Canal and a system of levees. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of local burial grounds, including Israelite Cem, Palo Alto Cem, and Little Zion Cem.