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1909 Map of Vidalia

Name: 1909 Topographic Map of Vidalia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1909
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1909

About this map

The Mississippi River creates a dramatic sweeping bend around Vidalia in this early twentieth-century survey of Concordia Parish. The landscape is defined by the levee system and the large agricultural estates that shaped the local economy, including Taconey Plantation, White Hall Plantation, and Scotland Plantation. The area shows a high density of rural religious life, with several named congregations such as Minorca Church, Mt Olive Church, and Starlight Church positioned near the riverbank or within the plantation grounds.

Transportation is anchored by the New Orleans and Western rail line, which services the tight grid of the town site at Vidalia. Beyond the levees, the river's dynamic nature is evidenced by the proximity of White Hall Lake and the shifting Louisiana Mississippi Boundary Line, which weaves through the main channel and across points of land. This map provides a clear view of the settlement patterns and property divisions before modern river engineering further altered the delta landscape.