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1969 Map of Centerville

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Centerville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Bayou Teche defines the residential and agricultural heart of this St. Mary Parish landscape, winding past the historic seat at Franklin and through the community of Centerville. During the late 1960s, the region maintained a complex balance between its traditional bayou settlements and the industrial demands of the Oil and Gas Field. The map illustrates how the Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads served the corridor, connecting plantations like Oaklawn and Camperdown to the wider commerce of the Gulf Coast.

To the east, the massive Atchafalaya Basin Floodway dominates the terrain, where Grand Lake and the Atchafalaya River meet a network of cypress swamps. This boundary between the engineered flood controls and the settled bayou banks is marked by numerous pumping stations and the Oaklawn Canal. Local history is preserved in scattered sites such as Mt Horeb Ch, Palo Alto Cem, and the small settlement of Verdunville near Six Mile Lake.