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1986 Map of Mount Olive

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

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Mt Olive and New Friendship anchor this north-central Louisiana landscape, where the wooded drainages of the Dugdemona River and its tributaries define the terrain. The eastern edge of the map is dominated by the Jackson-Bienville State Wildlife Management Area, marking a significant conservation boundary between Bienville and Jackson Parishes.

The presence of numerous gravel pits and sand pits scattered near Dukedolf Creek and Brush Creek points to the local extractive industry that shaped the economy in the mid-1980s. Natural features like Sand Hill and the seasonal flow of Choctaw Creek and Caney Creek contrast with the industrial footprint of the pipeline corridors that cut through the pines. Researchers will find a rural landscape transitioning between traditional timber management and the establishment of dedicated wildlife preserves near Gum Pond.