2018 Map of Lena

About this map

Cane River and Mill Bayou define the northern landscape of this central Louisiana region, where the boundary between Natchitoches and Rapides parishes meets. Significant elevation changes are marked by McAlpine Hill and Monnett Ferry Hill, the latter preserving the memory of historical river crossings. Small communities like Lena, Flatwoods, and Chopin are linked by a network of parish roads that navigate around numerous water bodies, including Oil Well Lake and the wetlands surrounding Lake Rodemacher in the southeast corner. The distribution of family and community burial grounds, such as Bay Spring Cem, Calvert Cem, and Knight Cem, provides a clear spatial record of early settlement patterns across the bayous. The southern reach of the quadrangle is anchored by Sharp Baptist Church, standing near the winding course of Sieper Cr.