Mount Olive and the surrounding piney woods of North Louisiana are documented here as they appeared in 2018. This section of Bienville and Jackson Parishes is defined by its numerous small waterways, including Choctaw Creek and the southern flow of the Dugdemona River. The settlement pattern is largely rural, with local hubs at English, Lakefield, and New Friendship connected by a network of parish roads such as Danville Road and Sand Hill Road. Evidence of family history and community life is visible in the placement of the West Mount Olive and East Mount Olive cemeteries, as well as Walnut Ridge Cemetery in the eastern portion of the sheet. The landscape is also marked by industrial activity, noted by the Eog Resources 2 site, which sits among the drainages of Caney Creek and Bear Creek.
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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