2020 Map of Gaytine

About this map

Gaytine and Turps are central nodes in this rural parish landscape, where the flat coastal plains of Southwest Louisiana are intricately dissected by a network of bayous and gullies. The confluence of Indian Bayou and Jackson Gully in the northwest, along with the meandering Marsh Bayou through the center, suggests a landscape defined by its drainage and seasonal water levels. These waterways dictated the placement of early settlements and the subsequent road network that connects scattered homesteads and agricultural tracts. Notable local landmarks such as Habetz Airport and the Reeves Garden Cem provide points of interest for those tracing family history in the area near the northern border of Gillis. The map also captures the jurisdictional boundaries where Beauregard Parish meets Calcasieu Parish and Jefferson Davis Parish, illustrating how these administrative lines follow the natural landscape or the surveyed section lines of the Public Land Survey System.