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2018 Map of Church Point

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Church Point serves as the primary hub of this Acadiana landscape, characterized by a dense network of local roads and parish routes that crisscross the low-lying terrain. The town's grid is flanked by several aviation sites, including the Church Point Flyers Airport, the enigmatically named Lost Airfield, and Briggs Airfield to the southeast. These small landing strips suggest a landscape integrated with crop-dusting or private aviation, common in the prairie regions of south Louisiana.

Outside the main settlement, the smaller community of Lewisburg sits north of Bayou Wikoff, which meanders through the eastern half of the quadrangle. Local history and genealogy are anchored by sites such as Baptist Cem and McBride Cem, while the elevated ground of Plaquemine Ridge defines the northern topography. The area is strictly divided by the Acadia Parish St Landry Parish line, marking a political boundary that separates these rural agricultural reaches.