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2012 Map of Port Hudson

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

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Port Hudson National Cem stands as a prominent historical landmark on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River, anchoring a region defined by its complex river geography and scattered riverfront settlements. This 2012 survey captures the shifting nature of the waterway, evidenced by the False River Cutoff and several engineered features like the Grand Bay Revetment and False Berm. The landscape is a network of small communities and landings, including Mount Pleasant, Waterloo, and Port Hickey, many connected by rural routes such as W Plains Port Hudson Rd.

Industry and local history are etched into the terrain through the Port Hudson Gas Field and a series of family and community burial grounds, such as Riddle Cem and Cain Cem. The meandering paths of Thompson Cr and Grants Bayou further complicate the low-lying bottomlands, while prominent elevations like Balls Bluff and the Painted Bluffs provide a stark contrast to the surrounding marshy bayous and towheads near Fancy Point.