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1985 Map of Jonesboro South

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Jonesboro South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The southern outskirts of Jonesboro serve as the anchor for this mid-1980s landscape, where industrial infrastructure meets the dense drainage networks of north-central Louisiana. The topography is defined by the transition from the town's developed areas, featuring the Lookout Tower Jonesboro and a local Airport, into the timbered terrain of the Jackson Parish and Winn Parish border. Significant watercourses like Antwine Creek and Garrett Creek carve through the region, illustrating the importance of natural drainage to the local geography.

Rural life is marked by small settlements and crossroads such as Wyatt and Gansville in the south, and Spring Hill to the east. Transportation and utility corridors are clearly mapped, including a Roadside Park and various power lines that cut through the creek basins. For the genealogist or historian, the inclusion of several unnamed Cem locations and established parish boundaries provides essential spatial context for 20th-century family research.