2018 Map of Donaldsonville

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The Mississippi River winds through this Ascension Parish landscape, defining the historic distribution of long-lot land tracts that reach back from the riverbanks. The city of Donaldsonville serves as the focal point, where the river meets the diverging waters of Bayou Napoleon. This geography illustrates the classic Louisiana river settlement pattern, with communities like Darrow, Lemannville, and Salsburg lining the natural levees. The interior lowlands are defined by extensive wetlands and drainage systems such as Bayou Verret and the Saint James Canal. Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites across the river bends, including Ascension Catholic Cem and Buena Vista Cem, alongside smaller family or church-affiliated plots like Philippian Cem and Ebenezer Cem near Saint Elmo. The prominence of named points like Point Houmas and Bringier Point highlights the river's navigational importance in this era.