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2018 Map of Fred

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Fred
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Comite River meanders southward through the transition from East Feliciana Parish into East Baton Rouge Parish, anchoring a rural landscape defined by long-established family landholdings and small settlements. The area around Slaughter and Central is dotted with numerous burial grounds of significant genealogical interest, including Strangers Home Cem, Overton Cem, and Mount Holly Cem. These sites, alongside larger holdings like the Country Breeze Airport, suggest a community structure where residential growth has integrated with traditional southern Louisiana farmsteads.

Water plays a central role in the topography here, with Little Sandy Cr and Blackwater Bayou feeding into the Comite drainage system. Historically significant roads like Plank Rd and Port Hudson-Pride Rd bisect the region, connecting the smaller hamlets of Deerford and Milldale. The map illustrates a period of modern rural development where private airstrips and scattered suburban expansion meet the older, river-dependent networks of the deep south.