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1984 Map of Mermentau

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Mermentau
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Mermentau River and its winding tributaries define this low-lying landscape along the boundary of Acadia Parish and Jefferson Davis Parish. In the early 1980s, the area shows a distinct transition from the water-oriented settlement of Mermentau to the rail-aligned community of Egan near the northern edge. The map documents a complex network of bayous, including Bayou Nezpique and Bayou Des Cannes, which historically served as the primary transit corridors for this region of Louisiana.

Local history and genealogy interests are well-represented by family-named landmarks like Quebodaux Cem and LeBlanc Cem. The interior landscape is marked by a grid of agricultural fields and water-management features, including the L I & M railroad corridor. Smaller settlements like Silverwood, Midland, and Morse anchor the corners of the sheet, reflecting the dispersed rural development patterns characteristic of the coastal prairie before late-century modernization.