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1994 Map of Saint Joe Pass

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Saint Joe Pass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

Half Moon Island and the intricate marshlands of the Mississippi-Louisiana border dominate this coastal survey. The landscape is defined by a dense network of tidal waterways, including Lighthouse Bayou, Three Bayou, and Redfish Bayou, which snake through the wetlands before emptying into Heron Bay and Saint Joe Pass. On the mainland, the settlements of Ansley and Lakeshore are connected by a series of quiet routes like Lower Bay Road, serving as small outposts on the edge of the Mississippi Sound.

The presence of the Bayou Caddy Cem near Bayou Caddy provides a specific point of interest for genealogists tracing coastal families. The map illustrates the shifting nature of the shoreline at Point Clear Island and Campbell Island, documenting the interface between the mainland and the open waters of Lake Borgne. This is a landscape where the boundary between land and sea is constantly renegotiated by the tides and the bayou currents.