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1983 Map of Lafayette

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Lafayette
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Vermilion River and Vermilion Bayou anchor this urban and industrial landscape of the early 1980s, documenting the dense growth of Lafayette and the neighboring town of Scott. The map reveals a robust educational and religious infrastructure, including the University of Southwestern Louisiana and numerous parochial institutions like Immaculate Heart of Mary Sch and Our Lady of Fatima Sch. For genealogists, the sheet is exceptionally detailed, locating small family and parish burial grounds such as Simon Cem, Cobb Cem, and Holy Sepulchre Cem.

Industrial development is evident through the widespread network of Sew Disp Ponds and active Gas Wells scattered across the coulee-drained prairies. Transportation is defined by the Southern Pacific railroad corridor and the modern reach of Interstate 10, which contrasts with the older settlement patterns at Pilette and the rural schools like Judice Sch and Alleman Center Sch found in the outlying parish areas.