2020 Map of Whitney Island South

About this map

Bayou Lafourche and the Boeuf River wind through the alluvial landscape along the Morehouse Parish and Richland Parish border. This modern survey illustrates a complex hydrological environment shaped by human intervention and natural flow, featuring engineered improvements like the Lafourche Cut-off and Cut-Off Number Two. These diversions have created distinct landforms such as Whitney Island, Hegwood Island, and Old River Island, while the surrounding terrain is marked by wetlands including Balfour Brake and Mercer Brake. While the settlement at Point Jefferson remains a focal point, the map is a valuable resource for genealogists tracing local family plots, with clearly marked locations for Shanks Cem, Stevenson Cem, Trio Cem, and McKnight Cem scattered across the low-lying basin.