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1966 Map of Whiteville

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Whiteville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

The low-lying bayou country of the St. Landry, Evangeline, and Avoyelles parish borders is defined here by an intricate network of waterways and early industrial footprints. The Boeuf-Cocodrie Diversion Channel cuts a prominent diagonal across the landscape, managing the flow between Bayou Boeuf and Bayou Cocodrie. Small agricultural and rail-aligned settlements like Whiteville, Gold Dust, and Barbreck are scattered throughout the region, many connected by an Old Railroad Grade that speaks to the area's former transportation network.

Evidence of the local economy and social fabric appears in the Ville Platte Oil and Gas Field in the southwest and several rural landmarks such as the Whiteville Sch, Mt Triumph Ch, and Fontenot Cem. The landscape transitions from the managed drainage of the diversion channel to the natural wetlands surrounding Negro Lake and Indian Lake, providing a detailed look at the hydraulic engineering and settlement patterns of mid-century Louisiana.