Bogalusa and the surrounding piney woods of Washington Parish are defined by the meandering course of the Pearl River, which serves as the boundary between Louisiana and Mississippi. The city's eastern edge transitions into a dense river bottomland of oxbows and islands, including Hamp Island and Peters Island, where waterways like Pushepatapa Creek and Bogue Lusa Creek converge. The landscape is dotted with several family and community burial grounds, such as Ponemah Cem and Mount Olive Cem, which anchor the local genealogical history of the area.
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1942 · Rio
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1942 · Pools Bluff
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1949 · Bogalusa East
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1949 · Angie
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1949 · Bogalusa West
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1950 · Crains Creek
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1953 · Mobile
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Mobile
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Picayune
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1959 · Bogalusa
USGS Topo · 1:62,500