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2024 Map of Welsh South

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Welsh South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Welsh serves as the primary hub in this southern Jefferson Davis Parish landscape, where the town grid is defined by the proximity of NW Railroad Ave and a network of parish roads. The area's agricultural identity is reinforced by the presence of the Welsh Airport and AG Aviation Airport, suggesting a reliance on aerial crop management for the surrounding fields. The natural drainage of the East Bayou Lacassine and Bayou Chene is augmented by the engineered Welsh Canal, reflecting a long history of water management in the Louisiana prairie.

Local history is anchored by sites such as Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Cem and the Oaklawn Cem, while the smaller settlement of Roanoke sits on the eastern edge of the survey. The transition from the structured streets of Welsh to the sprawling allotments of the surrounding townships illustrates the persistence of the Public Land Survey System, with numerous section lines and parish roads like Parish Rd 690 carving the terrain into a productive grid.