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1986 Map of Saline

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

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Saline sits at the heart of this landscape, where the confluence of several mill-named watercourses reflects a history of local industry. The village is surrounded by an intricate drainage system including Blooms Mill Creek, Sprawls Mill Creek, and Mill Creek, the latter feeding into the prominent Mill Creek Reservoir. To the north, the community of Friendship is marked by the Lookout Tower Friendship, a vital landmark for the surrounding timberlands of the Kisatchie National Forest.

The terrain is defined by the triple-parish boundary where Bienville, Natchitoches, and Winn Parishes meet. This southern portion of the map is deeply forested, following the winding course of Saline Bayou. From the Pumping Station on the eastern edge to the Brickyard Branch in the south, the map illustrates the mid-1980s infrastructure of northern Louisiana, showing a balance between small-town settlement and the extensive national forest management areas.