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1982 Map of Moreauville

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Moreauville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Bayou des Glaises snakes across this Avoyelles Parish landscape, its tight oxbows and natural levees dictating the placement of historic Acadian and Creole settlements. The map illustrates a classic Louisiana riverine settlement pattern, where narrow land tracts extend back from the bayou banks. The Kansas City Southern railroad cuts a straight diagonal through this winding hydrology, passing through the town of Moreauville and the community of Hamburg.

Religious life is deeply etched into the geography, with numerous parish churches such as Sacred Heart Ch and Our Lady of Sorrow Ch serving the local population. Beyond the protected agricultural lands, the map reveals the complex wetlands of the Spring Bayou State Wildlife Management Area and the Pomme de Terre Swamp, punctuated by family-named landmarks like the Brumfield Landing Strip. This 1980s-era record preserves the delicate balance between the Bayou State’s managed hydrology and its enduring rural communities.