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2012 Map of Mire

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Mire
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Mire and several nearby rural clusters anchor this corner of Acadia Parish, where the Acadian prairie landscape is defined by its complex drainage network and energy extraction. The map detail shows the winding course of Bayou Wikoff to the west and Bayou Queue De Tortue to the east, water bodies that have historically guided settlement patterns in this region. Interspersed among these waterways are established hamlets like Bristol, Higginbotham, and Arceneaux, which grew around family holdings and local intersections.

The influence of the petroleum industry is evident throughout the terrain, with the Bosco Oil Field, South Bosco Oil and Gas Field, and Branch Gas Field marking significant subsurface activity. Local genealogy and land use can be traced through features such as Mount Calvary Cem and numerous family-named roads like Albert Venable Rd and Ed Thibodeaux Rd, which speak to the deep-rooted community ties of the area's residents.