1985 Map of Kinder

About this map

Kinder serves as the primary hub of this Southwest Louisiana landscape, where the Missouri Pacific railroad intersects with major regional thoroughfares like Route 165 and Route 190. The area is defined by its extensive agricultural infrastructure, particularly the Kinder Irrigation Canal and a dense network of flumes and ditches that supported local rice farming. Small communities and family-named locales such as Lauderdale and Fontenot sit within the prairie, while the natural drainage of Bayou Serpent and Alligator Bayou meanders through the eastern and southern portions of the quadrangle. For those researching local heritage, the map identifies several Cem sites and prominent landmarks like a Radio Tower near the Allen and Jefferson Davis Parish boundary, reflecting the region's mid-1980s transition toward modernized utility and transport networks, including a prominent Steel Tower Powerline.