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2018 Map of Chataignier

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Chataignier
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Chataignier serves as the primary hub of this 2018 study, situated at the intersection of rural parish roads in Evangeline Parish. The landscape is defined by the flat agricultural expanses of Prairie Mamou, where the drainage patterns of Bayou Des Cannes, Bayou Marron, and Bayou Doza create a network of natural boundaries. The map reveals a high density of small family and community burial grounds, such as Atteles Cem, Leon Manuel Cem, and Verret Cem, which are invaluable for genealogists tracing local lineage in this part of Louisiana.

Transportation infrastructure includes the Koch Airport and the small settlement of Swords to the southeast. The survey demonstrates the persistence of the Public Land Survey System, with township and range lines like t5s r1e and t6s r2e clearly marking the ancestral land divisions. From the banks of Beacons Gully to the Evangeline and St. Landry Parish line, the map provides a precise account of modern rural Louisiana settlement and its historical agrarian roots.