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2012 Map of Sorrento

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

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The low-lying cypress swamps and ridges of Ascension Parish are defined here by a complex network of bayous and man-made waterways. Sorrento sits at the heart of this landscape, where the local economy and geography are shaped by features like the Sorrento Gas and Oil Field and the BFI Colonial Landfill. The map illustrates a transition from the traditional settlement patterns along Bayou Francois and Bayou Conway to the engineered hydrology of the Amite River Diversion Canal and the New River Canal.

Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations along rural routes like Maurice Bourgeois Rd and Peter Bourgeois Rd, or locate burials at the Richardson Cem. The presence of ridges such as Junction Ridge and McElroy Ridge provides insight into the subtle elevation changes that directed early settlement in communities like Saint Amant and Duckroost before modern flood control altered the drainage of the Old New River.