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2015 Map of Lena

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Lena
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Cane River and Mill Bayou define the northern reaches of this landscape near Chopin, where the terrain begins to transition from river lowlands to the more dissected uplands of the Natchitoches and Rapides Parish line. The settlement pattern is largely defined by small communities such as Lena and Galbraith, connected by a network of rural routes like Lena Flatwoods Rd and Galbraith Cemetery Rd.

Family and community history is preserved through numerous rural burial grounds, including Bay Spring Cem, Watkin Cem, and the Campbell Creek Cem. To the southeast, the geography is marked by the significant waters of Lake Rodemacher and the drainage of Bayou Castor. Notable landmarks like Monnett Ferry Hill and Sharp Baptist Church serve as anchors for researchers tracing the cultural and physical development of this Louisiana parish border region.