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2018 Map of Sterlington

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Sterlington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Ouachita River meanders through this portion of northern Louisiana, defining the boundaries between Ouachita, Morehouse, and Union Parishes. In this riverine landscape, the community of Sterlington serves as a central hub, surrounded by a network of bayous and brakes that speak to the area's deltaic geography. Notable waterways like Bayou Bartholomew and the ominously named River Styx Bayou wind through the terrain, creating complex oxbows and islands such as Davis Bend and Morehouse Point.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the distribution of family and community burial grounds, including Spencer Cem, Bartholomew Cem, and Rock Row Cem. The settlement pattern follows the high ground and watercourses, with smaller localities like Ouachita City, De Siard, and Fairbanks connected by a grid of parish roads. Large wetland features, such as Calhoun Brake and Jim Nolan Brake, highlight the transition between the developed residential areas and the natural bottomlands of the Ouachita basin.