1939 Map of Donaldsonville
USGS Topo · Published 1964About this map
Mississippi River bends define the landscape of this late 1930s survey, where the sugar economy and river-borne industry converge. The map documents an era of transition as the Airline Highway and Illinois Central railroad lines modernized the region alongside traditional riverfront estates like Riverton Plantation and Conway Plantation. For genealogists, the sheet is exceptionally dense with parish history, specifically documenting integrated community centers such as Little Zion Sch Ch & Cem and St Landry Ch & Cem. Inland from the river, the Sorrento Oil Field and Darrow Oil Field signal the rise of the petroleum industry. The complex drainage network of Bayou Francois and the Panama Canal illustrates the extensive engineering required to manage the wetlands between the river and the Amite River basin.
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Editions of this 1939 Donaldsonville Map
5 editions found
Historical Maps of Gonzales Through Time
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1892 Donaldsonville
Ascension Parish, LA
1939 Donaldsonville
Ascension Parish, LA
1947 Donaldsonville
Ascension Parish, LA
1962 Donaldsonville
Ascension Parish, LA
1962 Donaldsonville
Ascension Parish, LA
1965 Donaldsonville
Ascension Parish, LA
1999 Donaldsonville
Ascension Parish, LA
2012 Donaldsonville
Ascension Parish, LA
2015 Donaldsonville
Ascension Parish, LA
2018 Donaldsonville
Ascension Parish, LA
2020 Donaldsonville
Ascension Parish, LA
2024 Donaldsonville
Ascension Parish, LA