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2012 Map of Elton

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Elton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The town of Elton serves as the primary hub in this portion of Jefferson Davis Parish, situated at the intersection of a well-defined grid of local roads and rail access. The surrounding landscape is defined by its agricultural and industrial character, with extensive irrigation and drainage networks including W Bayou Grand Marais and Bayou Alligator. The region's economic history is tied to energy extraction, evidenced by the presence of the West Tepetate Oil and Gas Field and the South Elton Oil and Gas Field.

Smaller settlements and historical community markers like China and Barnsdall anchor the rural landscape. For those researching local families, several established burial grounds are documented, including Liberty Cem, China Cem, and Chretien Cem. The map illustrates a transition from the structured residential blocks of the town center to the vast industrial reach of the China Gas Field and Rogers Bayou Gas Field in the outlying parishes.