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2015 Map of Monterey

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Monterey
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Monterey serves as the central hub in this corner of Concordia Parish, where the local road network converges near the winding path of Plouden Bayou. The landscape is defined by its complex hydrology, dominated by the expansive Cocodrie Lake and the branching waterways of Bayou Cocodrie and Bayou Cross Cocodrie. This 2015 survey reveals a terrain shaped by long-standing agricultural and township boundaries, such as the line separating t6n r7e and t6n r8e.

Family history is deeply etched into the land through numerous small burial grounds that dot the parish, including Luckett Cem, Ford Cem, Smith Cem, and Scott Cem. These sites, often located at the edge of property lines or along rural routes like Bodark RD and Peale Cross RD, provide a tangible link to the area's genealogical past. The presence of features like Horse Shoe Island and the various bayous—from Whites Bayou to Wyches Bayou—illustrates a lowland environment where settlement patterns have historically followed the elevated ground between watercourses.