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1986 Map of Arcadia

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Arcadia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Arcadia serves as the central hub of this North Louisiana landscape, situated where the terrain begins to slope toward the drainage basins of Bayou Saline and Boggy Branch. The settlement pattern in the mid-1980s reveals a mix of traditional agriculture and modern infrastructure, evidenced by the presence of the Arcadia-Bienville Airport and a significant Gas Storage Area.

Smaller, historically distinct communities like Hurricane, Frazier, and Bridges Mill dot the outlying hills, connected by a network of rural roads and transmission lines. The map documents the local geography through numerous named waterways including Sugar Creek, Brinsons Creek, and Williams Creek. These features, alongside several Cemeteries and local industry sites like the Gravel Pit, provide a detailed record of the land use and genealogy of the Bienville Parish and Claiborne Parish borderlands during this era.