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2020 Map of Donaldsonville

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Donaldsonville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Mississippi River winds through this Ascension Parish landscape, anchoring a series of riverfront settlements and agricultural stretches. In the historic city of Donaldsonville, the Ascension Parish Courthouse Donaldsonville stands near the riverbank, surrounded by a dense network of streets like Mississippi St and Railroad Ave. This area is particularly rich in genealogical data, preserving the locations of numerous burial grounds such as the Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Cem, Bikur Sholim Cem, and Pearly Gate Memorial Park.

Away from the main river channel, the landscape transitions into a system of drainage and navigation including the Saint James Canal, Seatra Canal, and Bayou Verret. These waterways define the boundaries between Ascension, Assumption, and St. James Parishes. Small clusters of development like Brulie Maurin and White Hall are linked by rural corridors such as River Rd, illustrating the traditional settlement patterns of the Louisiana river parishes.