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1947 Map of Ville Platte

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Ville Platte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

The Ville Platte street grid and the surrounding Evangeline Parish landscape define this 1947 survey, produced from earlier aerial photography and field exams. The settlement pattern is heavily influenced by the Texas and Pacific Railway, which cuts a diagonal line through the town and southward toward Point Blue. This era shows a community rooted in the wet prairies and wooded bayous of south-central Louisiana, where transport and water management were paramount.

Key landmarks for local history include rural institutions like St. Thomas Ch and Thompson Sch. The natural drainage of the region is traced through the winding path of Bayou des Cannes and the broad expanse of Millers Lake in the northwest. Numerous numbered state routes, including State Highway No. 22, connect these outlying farmsteads and points such as Joe Marcel and Manuel to the municipal center.