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2020 Map of Mermentau

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Mermentau
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Mermentau River winds through the heart of the Acadia and Jefferson Davis Parish line, defining a landscape of bayous and agricultural land in the twenty-first century. The village of Mermentau sits at a strategic bend in the river, where Railroad Ave and the Old Spanish Trl intersect, reflecting the historic transportation corridors of Southwest Louisiana. To the north, Bayou des Cannes snakes across the plains near the settlement of Egan.

Genealogists will find significant local history preserved in several rural burial sites, including Indian Cem, Quebodaux Cem, and LeBlanc Cem. The map details a transition from the denser residential streets of Jennings in the northwest to the wide-reaching drainage networks like the Midland Canal in the east. Notable landmarks such as Castle Cove and small communities like Silverwood and Midland illustrate the dispersed settlement patterns characteristic of this prairie and marshland region.