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1967 Map of St. Landry

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of St. Landry
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

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Chicot State Park dominates the eastern half of this survey, centering on the expansive Chicot Lake and its intricate shoreline. The landscape is defined by the complex water systems of the Atchafalaya basin periphery, where Mountain Bayou Lake and Dossman Lake feed into a network of bayous including Bayou Cocodrie and Bayou Chicot. These waterways historically dictated the patterns of settlement and transport in this part of Evangeline Parish.

Rural community life is anchored by a significant number of family-named landmarks and local institutions, such as Chicot Ch and Little Union Ch. Genealogists will find a dense concentration of burial sites throughout the area, including Chaney Cem, Vanburg Cem, and Clark Cem. To the south, the northern reaches of Millers Lake mark the transition toward the coastal prairie, while settlements like Dossman and St Landry sit alongside the winding bayous and secondary roads.