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Old Maps of Bienville Parish, Louisiana for Academic Research

Study the evolution of Bienville Parish with 156 high-resolution historic maps. Whether you're teaching, researching, or modeling changes in land use, these maps provide essential visual documentation of urban, environmental, and geographic change.

  • Analyze long-term change: Track patterns in development, transportation, and natural features.
  • Ideal for environmental or urban studies: Support academic projects with primary historical map data.
  • Use in the classroom or lab: Educators and researchers rely on these maps to bring historical context to life.

These maps are a powerful tool for teaching, research, and visualizing how Bienville Parish has changed over the decades.

Bienville Parish, LA maps

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  1. 1941 Map of East Point
    1941 Map of East Point
    1941 East Point
    1941 Print · USGS
    The Red River Valley bottomlands are captured here in the late 1930s, showing a network of riverfront settlements and rural parish life. Researchers can trace family history through numerous landmarks like Elizabeth Church, Crichton School, and the St Marks Cemetery near the Bayou Toulon.
  4. 1941 Map of Bossier Point
    1941 Map of Bossier Point
    1941 Bossier Point
    1941 Print · USGS
    The marshlands and bottomlands of Bossier Parish come alive in the early 1940s, showing a landscape defined by the shifting waters of Lake Bistineau. Genealogists can trace family footprints at Fairview Cem or locate rural landmarks like Bear Island Sch and the Burkett Bridge.
  7. 1947 Map of Ringgold
    1947 Map of Ringgold
    1947 Ringgold
    1947 Print · USGS
    Northwestern Louisiana comes to life in the 1940s, centered on the growing town of Ringgold and the expansive waters of LAKE BISTINEAU. Trace local roots through rural landmarks like the NEW SALT WORKS, St Johns Ch, and the Ogden Spur railroad line.
  10. 1947 Map of Goldonna
    1947 Map of Goldonna
    1947 Goldonna
    1947 Print · USGS
    North Louisiana's timber and rail country is captured here just after the war, showing the rural communities of Natchitoches and Bienville Parishes. Researchers can locate local landmarks like Blooms Mill, trace the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad, or find old school sites like Readhimer Sch.
  13. 1947 Map of Ashland
    1947 Map of Ashland
    1947 Ashland
    1947 Print · USGS
    North Louisiana's parish boundaries converge in this mid-century landscape where timber and rail lines defined daily life. Genealogists can locate numerous rural landmarks like St Mathews Ch, Old Saline Cem, and the old rail stop at Ashland.
  16. 1947 Map of Bienville, 1963 Print
    1947 Map of Bienville, 1963 Print
    1947 Bienville
    1963 Print · USGS
    North central Louisiana is shown here in the mid-forties, characterized by a mix of timber, rail, and early gas exploration. Researchers can find numerous rural landmarks like Raspberry School, the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad, and Driskill Mountain.
    2 unique versions available
  19. 1948 Map of Coushatta
    1948 Map of Coushatta
    1948 Coushatta
    1948 Print · USGS
    Red River Parish and the surrounding hill country are captured here just after the war, showing the intricate river-and-rail network. Genealogists can trace family names through dozens of landmarks like Elizabeth Sch, St Pauls Cem, and Hall Summit.
  22. 1948 Map of Jamestown, 1960 Print
    1948 Map of Jamestown, 1960 Print
    1948 Jamestown
    1960 Print · USGS
    Northwest Louisiana's timber and oil lands appear here in the late 1940s, just as modern infrastructure began to weave through the piney woods. Genealogists can locate family sites near S Gamel Cemetery, Galilee School, and Rosenwald School.
    3 unique versions available
  25. 1949 Map of Jamestown
    1949 Map of Jamestown
    1949 Jamestown
    1949 Print · USGS
    Northwestern Louisiana at mid-century reveals a landscape of rural communities and timbered bottoms along the parish lines. Genealogists can trace family roots at Little Hope Cem or Gamel Cem, while locating vanished schools like Baltimore Sch and Madden Sch.
  28. 1949 Map of Bienville
    1949 Map of Bienville
    1949 Bienville
    1949 Print · USGS
    Northern Louisiana hill country is documented here in the late 1940s, showing the rural communities of Bienville Parish and its neighbors. Researchers can locate dozens of country churches and schools, including Raspberry School and Mt Villa Ch Cem, or trace the Louisiana and North West Railroad.
    2 unique versions available
  31. 1949 Map of Gibsland, 1958 Print
    1949 Map of Gibsland, 1958 Print
    1949 Gibsland
    1958 Print · USGS
    Gibsland and the surrounding hill country are captured here at the height of the mid-century energy boom. Researchers can trace historic family connections at Germantown Church, locate the Athens Lookout Tower, and see the rail junction of the Illinois Central.
    2 unique versions available
  34. 1950 Map of Gibsland
    1950 Map of Gibsland
    1950 Gibsland
    1950 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Bienville Parish is revealed here as a landscape of crossroads communities and emerging energy fields just after the war. Researchers can trace family roots through numerous rural landmarks like Mt Lebanon, Germantown Ch, and the Mayflower Sch.
  37. 1950 Map of Arcadia, 1960 Print
    1950 Map of Arcadia, 1960 Print
    1950 Arcadia
    1960 Print · USGS
    Northern Louisiana during the mid-century was a landscape of dense rail corridors and rural schoolhouses. Genealogists can trace the ILLINOIS CENTRAL line through ARCADIA and find remote landmarks like Macedonia Ch and Point Pleasant Cem.
    4 unique versions available
  40. 1951 Map of Arcadia
    1951 Map of Arcadia
    1951 Arcadia
    1951 Print · USGS
    North Louisiana at mid-century reveals a landscape of tight-knit rural communities and emerging energy fields. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous country landmarks like Alabama Ch, Givens McGuire Cem, and the Hurricane Sch along the Illinois Central line.
  43. 1955 Map of Shreveport
    1955 Map of Shreveport
    1955 Shreveport
    1955 Print · USGS
    Northern Louisiana in the mid-fifties is captured here as a landscape of military bases, vast oil fields, and burgeoning college towns. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail-and-river economy through the Monroe Gas Field, Grambling College, and Barksdale Air Force Base.
    3 unique versions available
  46. 1956 Map of Shreveport
    1956 Map of Shreveport
    1956 Shreveport
    1956 Print · USGS
    Northern Louisiana during the mid-fifties presents a complex landscape of booming oil fields and strategic military installations. Genealogists and historians can trace the infrastructure of the Monroe Gas Field and family-named locales from Cotton Valley to Jonesboro.
  49. 1956 Map of Ringgold, 1957 Print
    1956 Map of Ringgold, 1957 Print
    1956 Ringgold
    1957 Print · USGS
    The Lake Bistineau region of northern Louisiana flourished in the mid-fifties as a hub of timber, gas extraction, and lakeside recreation. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named landmarks such as Peggys Island, St Pauls Cem & Ch, and the settlement of Woodardville.
    2 unique versions available
  52. 1957 Map of Goldonna
    1957 Map of Goldonna
    1957 Goldonna
    1957 Print · USGS
    The rural pine woods of Natchitoches and Bienville Parishes are captured here in the late fifties, just as local landmarks were beginning to change. Genealogists can locate family sites such as Morning Star Ch, Goldonna Cem, and the Pleasant Ridge Sch.
    3 unique versions available
  55. 1957 Map of Coushatta, 1958 Print
    1957 Map of Coushatta, 1958 Print
    1957 Coushatta
    1958 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Red River Parish is revealed here through its intricate river bends and small rural communities. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous local landmarks like Hall Summit, Social Springs, and the Susie Island Sch (Abandoned).
    4 unique versions available
  58. 1957 Map of Ashland, 1958 Print
    1957 Map of Ashland, 1958 Print
    1957 Ashland
    1958 Print · USGS
    North Louisiana's hill country comes alive in the late fifties, showing the rural communities of Ashland and Chestnut at a crossroads. Genealogists can trace family roots through sites like Old Saline Ch, the Luke Cem, and several early schools.
    3 unique versions available
  61. 1972 Map of Koran, 1973 Print
    1972 Map of Koran, 1973 Print
    1972 Koran
    1973 Print · USGS
    Northwest Louisiana in the early seventies shows a landscape where parish boundaries meet among the bayous and the expanding Lake Bistineau. Researchers can trace rural lineages through sites like Jerusalem Cem, Suggs Cem, and the community of Koran.
    2 unique versions available
  64. 1972 Map of Ringgold, 1974 Print
    1972 Map of Ringgold, 1974 Print
    1972 Ringgold
    1974 Print · USGS
    The Louisiana parishes of Bossier, Webster, and Bienville are shown here in the early 1970s as industrial gas fields and lakeside recreation shaped the land. Genealogists can locate several local burial sites including Tooke Cem and Gilmer Cem, or trace the rail lines of the Kansas City Southern.
  67. 1972 Map of Ringgold, 1974 Print
    1972 Map of Ringgold, 1974 Print
    1972 Ringgold
    1974 Print · USGS
    The town of Ringgold and the surrounding Bienville Parish countryside are captured here in the early 1970s, during a period of steady rural development. Researchers can locate numerous family burial grounds and country churches, from Tooke Cem and Bryan Cem to the St Marys Ch and Myers Temple.
  70. 1972 Map of Bossier Point, 1974 Print
    1972 Map of Bossier Point, 1974 Print
    1972 Bossier Point
    1974 Print · USGS
    Northwest Louisiana in the early seventies reveals a landscape of winding river bends and lake shorelines at the meeting of three parishes. Genealogists and local historians can locate family landmarks like Mt Nebo Ch and the Mary Magdalene Cem, or trace the rail lines through Cooterville and Ninock.
    2 unique versions available
  73. 1972 Map of Heflin, 1974 Print
    1972 Map of Heflin, 1974 Print
    1972 Heflin
    1974 Print · USGS
    Northwest Louisiana in the early seventies shows a landscape shaped by the waters of the lake and the reach of the rail. Genealogists and researchers can trace community roots at Heflin, Yellow Pine, and rural landmarks like Tomlinson Cem or Carter Chapel.
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