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1986 Map of Ville Platte

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Ville Platte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Simmons Settlement and Pine Prairie anchor a landscape defined by the dense hydrological network of central Louisiana in the mid-1980s. The region is bisected by major transit corridors, with the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe RR and Missouri Pacific RR carving through timberlands and rural parishes. Large protected areas like the Kisatchie National Forest in the northwest and Chicot State Park near Ville Platte provide a clear view of land preservation alongside developing town centers.

Water dominates the geography, with the Calcasieu River and Whiskey Chitto Creek winding through the western reaches while Millers Lake and Cocodrie Lake serve as significant landmarks further east. From the smaller gatherings at Gray Point and Vidrine to the larger hubs of Oakdale and Mamou, the map illustrates a network of bayous—including Nespique Bayou and Boeuf Bayou—that shaped the settlement patterns and agricultural boundaries across these seven parishes.