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1985 Map of Jena West

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Jena West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Jena and its neighboring timber-country settlements are documented in this mid-1980s survey of LaSalle Parish. The landscape is defined by a dense network of drainages including Funny Louis Bayou to the north and the multiple forks of Trout Creek, Clear Fk, and Muddy Prong that feed into the southern wetlands. The map illustrates a historical transition in local industry and transport, most notably marked by an Abandoned Railroad that once connected Trout, Good Pine, and Midway to the regional hub at Jena.

Local development is concentrated along the ridges between these waterways, featuring established residential areas like Webb Quarters and the smaller hamlets of Eden, Belah, and Searcy. The intricate terrain of gullies and branches, such as Jumping Gully and Riley Branch, highlights the topographic complexity of the Piney Woods region, where small cemeteries and dispersed homesteads trace the genealogy of rural Louisiana.