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2020 Map of Duralde

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Hampton stands at the northwestern edge of this prairie and bayou landscape, where the meandering course of Castor Creek marks the boundary between Allen Parish and Evangeline Parish. The terrain is defined by a network of drainage systems including Caney Creek, Grand Louis Bayou, and the distinctive Coulee Valentine. A web of rural roads, many bearing family names like L'Anse De Deshotel Rd and George Soileau Rd, connects dispersed residences and agricultural lands.

Genealogists will find significance in the several small burial grounds documented here, such as Manuel Cem, Cezar Cem, and Veillon Cem. The lower portion of the map is intersected by Bayou Barwick and the curiously named Tiger Point Gully, illustrating the complex hydrology of south-central Louisiana. These waterways and the names associated with the local roads, such as Cemetier De Coteau Rd, suggest a long history of French-Acadian settlement patterns preserved into the modern era.