1983 Map of Opelousas
USGS Topo · Published 1983About this map
Opelousas serves as the focal point of this early 1980s survey, showing the city's concentrated grid between Bayou Tesson and the Bayou Laurent drainage. The landscape is defined by the complex hydrology of the St. Landry Parish region, where the Bayou Teche and Bayou Courtableau systems intersect. Transportation patterns are clearly etched by the intersecting lines of the Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads, which historically shaped the town's growth as a trade hub. Cultural landmarks are abundant, from the Hebrew Rest Cem and Cedar Hill Cem in the north near Washington to the campus of Belmont Academy and the St Landry Parish Airport. Small rural settlements like Nuba and Boscoville appear along the highways, while the presence of several Gravel Pits and numerous Sewage Disposal Ponds indicates the infrastructure and industrial activity supporting the parish's population centers during this era.
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Editions of this 1983 Opelousas Map
2 editions found
Historical Maps of Opelousas Through Time
10 maps found
1939 Opelousas
St. Landry Parish, LA
1956 Opelousas
St. Landry Parish, LA
1957 Opelousas
St. Landry Parish, LA
1970 Opelousas
St. Landry Parish, LA
1983 Opelousas
St. Landry Parish, LA
2012 Opelousas
St. Landry Parish, LA
2015 Opelousas
St. Landry Parish, LA
2018 Opelousas
St. Landry Parish, LA
2020 Opelousas
St. Landry Parish, LA
2024 Opelousas
St. Landry Parish, LA