Jonesville in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Routon Mounds

Ancient Mounds Trail

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 27, 2017

1. Routon Mounds Marker

Inscription.
Routon has 7 mounds on the west bank of the Ouachita River. The 4 largest are rectangular with flat tops. The other 3 are dome shaped and less than 2 feet tall. The mound visible from the road is rectangular. It is 12½ feet tall and 230 by 180 feet at the base. Radiocarbon dates suggest Indians built the mounds around AD 1100.

Lower Plaque
This archaeological site is on private property. Please view the site from the highway right-of-way.
NO TRESPASSING

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Louisiana Ancient Mounds Trail series list.

Location. 31° 42.235′ N, 91° 48.339′ W. Marker is in Jonesville, Louisiana, in Catahoula Parish. It is on Estate Drive 0.4 miles south of Routon Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jonesville LA 71343, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana.

It is also in the American South

and specifically

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in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tew Lake Mounds (approx. 1.1 miles away); McGuffee Mounds (approx. 3.6 miles away); Harrisonburg Mounds (approx. 4.6 miles away); Fort Beauregard (approx. 4.8 miles away); Catahoula Parish Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); Fort Beauregard Veterans Memorial (approx. 5 miles away); Troyville Earthworks (approx. 5.3 miles away); a different marker also named Troyville Earthworks (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jonesville.

Also see . . . Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana - Routon Mounds. (Submitted on May 29, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 27, 2017

2. Routon Mounds Marker

Routon Mounds image. Click for full size.

May 27, 2017

3. Routon Mounds

Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 993 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 3. submitted on May 28, 2017.