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1959 Map of Eunice

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Eunice
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The boundary between St Landry Parish and Acadia Parish cuts through this landscape of the late 1950s, where the city of Eunice serves as a northern hub. The region is defined by an intricate network of drainage and petroleum extraction, including the Grand Coulee Oil and Gas Field and the North Riche Oil and Gas Field. Rural life centers on family-named settlements and cemeteries such as the Harmon-Brugman Cem and Hebert Cem.

Transportation is dominated by the Missouri Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads, which parallel the movement of goods from small stops like Mowata and Maxie. The map reveals a highly engineered agricultural environment, where man-made structures like the Duson Canal and Ellis Canal intersect with natural waterways like Bayou Mallet. The presence of institutions like Acadia Academy and the dual-named Maxie Ch and Ellis Tabernacle highlights the close-knit community fabric of this mid-century Cajun prairie landscape.