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1983 Map of Eunice South

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Eunice South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The boundary between St Landry Parish and Acadia Parish marks the landscape south of Eunice, where the town's expanding residential grid meets a vast agricultural and industrial prairie. This early 1980s survey captures the region's reliance on both petroleum and aviation, anchored by the Riche Oil And Gas Field and the Eunice Municipal Airport. Outside the city, the land is defined by the winding course of Bayou des Cannes and Bayou Mallet, features that historically dictated the placement of small rural outposts like Frey and Mowata.

Genealogists can find significant local landmarks including the Mowata Cem and St Lawrence Ch, while the northern portion of the sheet reveals the educational footprint of St Edmonds High Sch and a local branch of Louisiana State University. The path of the Missouri Pacific railroad further highlights the transport network that supported the local economy before the dominance of the modern road system.