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1963 Map of Prairieville

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Prairieville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Prairieville and its surrounding communities in Ascension Parish are defined by the dense network of bayous and low-lying wetlands typical of the Louisiana river parishes. The Kansas City Southern railroad cuts a straight diagonal through the landscape, linking settlements like Duplessis and Dutch Town. To the north, the Amite River meanders in tight oxbows such as Horseshoe Bend, creating a series of small lakes including Metton Lake and Redman Lake.

Social and civic life is anchored by numerous small country churches and schools, such as Prairieville Sch and Galvez Sch, along with several family-named burial grounds like Hillman Cem and Wyford Cem. This period of the early 1960s shows the region’s established agricultural and riverine character just as petroleum extraction begins to leave its mark, evidenced by scattered Oil Wells and a Gas Well appearing in the rural reaches between Manchac Bayou and Black Bayou.