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2018 Map of Houma

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Houma serves as the focal point of this coastal landscape, where the Houma Navigation Canal and the Intracoastal Waterway intersect to create a vital maritime hub. The map reveals a dense network of waterways branching out from the city center, including Bayou Terrebonne and Bayou Black, which historically dictated the pattern of development. The surrounding areas like Southdown and Argyle show how residential and industrial expansion followed these natural and man-made corridors.

Genealogists will find a series of family and community burial sites scattered along the bayou banks, such as Myrtle Grove Cem and Crozier Cem. To the southeast, the Houma-Terrebonne Airport and the settlement of Presquille reflect the area's modern infrastructure, while institutions like L E Fletcher Technical Community College ground the community's educational landscape. The intricate system of canals, including the Ashland Canal and Bonvillain Canal, highlights the ongoing engineering efforts to manage this low-lying delta environment.