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2020 Map of Bonita

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Bonita
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Bayou Bartholomew winds through this corner of Morehouse Parish, defining a landscape of complex waterways and rural crossroads. The village of Bonita serves as a central point, situated near the confluence of local transit routes like Wilmot Rd and Bonita Ave. To the north, the community of Jones is positioned among the wetlands and agricultural fields that characterize the region. The drainage patterns of Bayou Bonne Idee and Bayou Galion illustrate the low-lying topography typical of the Louisiana delta country.

Local history is preserved in the naming of rural paths and tracks, such as Baily Store Rd, Rosenwald Rd, and the curiously named Chitlin Trl. These routes, along with the Dummie Line Rd, provide evidence of the area's older transportation and logging networks. This survey captures a contemporary view of these long-established settlements, showing how modern Parish roads now follow the same natural contours established by the bayous and creeks like Overflow Cr.