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2018 Map of Innis

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

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Bayou Lettsworth snakes through this alluvial landscape, marking a terrain defined by the complex hydrography of the Mississippi River and its ancient overflow channels. Small rural settlements like Lettsworth, Torras, and Williamsport are positioned along the higher ground of the levees, surrounded by a dense network of swampy backwaters and lakes such as Big Lake Moreau and Little Lake Moreau. The land is fragmented by numerous cutoffs and bars, including Shreves Cutoff and Miles Bar, which trace the river's historical migration.

Genealogists will find significant local history in the numerous family and community burial grounds documented here. Features like Saint Marys Cem, Mount Olive Cem, and Pikes Peak Cem are scattered across the parish, often serving as the primary landmarks for these dispersed agricultural communities. The transition from active waterways to the Raccourci Old River oxbow illustrates the shifting nature of the boundary between Pointe Coupee Parish and West Feliciana Parish.