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2012 Map of Whitney Island South

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Whitney Island South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Point Jefferson and Mound Landing anchor this landscape of the Bayou state, defined by a complex network of waterways in Morehouse Parish. The winding course of the Boeuf River and Bayou Lafourche dominate the terrain, creating isolated landforms such as Whitney Island, Hegwood Island, and Picketts Island. The drainage patterns are further detailed through smaller tributaries like Gum Bayou, Bee Bayou, and the Lafourche Cut-off.

Genealogists will find significant local-history value in the placement of several rural burial grounds, including Trio Cem near Jordan Lake, as well as Shanks Cem, Stevenson Cem, and McKnight Cem. The map illustrates a rural economy organized around a grid of parish roads, with distinct riverside landmarks like Dabb Bend and the intriguing Cut-Off Number Two signaling the area's long history of hydrologic management.