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1960 Map of Ville Platte

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Ville Platte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Ville Platte serves as the focal point of this South Louisiana landscape, surveyed just as the region's agricultural traditions met the expanding petroleum industry. The map reveals a dense network of rice irrigation flumes and bayous, including Bayou des Cannes and Bayou Mallet, which crisscross the prairie between established settlements like Mamou and Chataignier. The Mamou Oil Field and various oil and gas operations signify the mid-century energy boom that transformed Evangeline Parish.

Genealogists and local historians can find a remarkable concentration of family-named landmarks, from Leon Manuel Cem to Rougeau Cem, reflecting the deep-rooted Acadian and Creole heritage of the area. Transportation infrastructure is well-defined, showing the routes of the Missouri Pacific and the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroads. Community life is further detailed through specific sites like the Savoy Hosp, Stephens High Sch, and numerous country chapels such as St Julien Chapel.