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2015 Map of Gibson

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Gibson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Chacahoula Bayou and the winding Bayou Black define the low-lying terrain of this Terrebonne Parish landscape, where human settlement follows the higher ground alongside natural and man-made waterways. The small communities of Gibson, Donner, and Chacahoula are linked by a network of roads and rails that cut through a region heavily shaped by drainage efforts, including the massive Terrebonne Lafourche Drainage Canal and the Poinier Canal. These features highlight the ongoing engineering required to manage the coastal Louisiana environment.

Local landmarks such as the Po in Gibson and family-named roads like Deadwood Rd and Bullrun Rd provide specific points of interest for those tracing local history. To the north, the terrain transitions into the swampy reaches of Bubbling Bayou, while the southern portion of the sheet opens toward Bay Wallace and the Shell Canal. The map also clearly delineates the parish boundaries between Assumption, Lafourche, and Terrebonne, illustrating the administrative divisions of this marshy interior.