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2020 Map of Fordoche

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Bayou Grosse Tete winds through this Pointe Coupee Parish landscape, anchoring a network of bayous and settlements that define the region's historical geography. The map captures a transition from the structured land divisions of the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway in the southwest to the dense ribbon of development along LA Highway 78 and the riverbanks. Local history is well-preserved through numerous family-named landmarks and historical burial grounds, including False River Station Cem, Saint Francis Cabrini Cem, and Bailey Cem.

Settlement patterns follow the water and roads, with communities such as Fordoche, Livonia, and Valverda serving as local hubs. The intricate web of waterways, including Bayou Portage, Bayou George, and Bayou Tommy, illustrates the complex drainage and transport system essential to this low-lying territory. Smaller hamlets like Quick, Blanks, and Frisco are mapped in detail, showing their placement relative to the long, narrow property lines characteristic of early French and Spanish land grants.