Mount Olive and its eponymous Mount Olive Cem serve as the focal point for this rural Bienville Parish landscape. The terrain is defined by a dense network of waterways, including the winding Dugdemona River and its tributary, the Little Dugdemona River, which frame the southeastern corner near Black Pond. This 2012 survey illustrates the modern parish road system, such as Parish Road 834 and Parish Road 153, connecting small communities like New Friendship, English, and Lakefield. The landscape is etched with numerous smaller streams, including Choctaw Cr and Dukedall Cr, suggesting a heavily forested or agricultural environment typical of north-central Louisiana. Genealogists will find particular value in the clearly marked Walnut Ridge Cem near Bear Creek, providing precise locations for local ancestral research.
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1947 · Goldonna
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Bienville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Bienville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Jonesboro
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Jonesboro
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Hodge
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · Shreveport
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Shreveport
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Goldonna
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1984 · Shreveport
USGS Topo · 1:250,000