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2021 Map of Anniston

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Anniston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Anniston serves as the central hub of this Mississippi County landscape, where the Anniston Cem and local street networks like Walnut St and Russell St anchor the community. The terrain is defined by an extensive drainage system designed to manage the low-lying wetlands of the Missouri Bootheel, featuring the Birds Point New Madrid Levee Rd which cuts a prominent diagonal across the eastern half. This infrastructure reflects the region's long-term agricultural transformation, converting swampy bottoms into productive land.

Water remains a dominant force throughout the area, from the winding course of Black Bayou and Blue Bayou to artificial channels like the Spillway Ditch and Wolf Hole Lateral. To the west, the edge of East Prairie and the Mississippi County Airport mark the transition toward more concentrated development. Smaller settlements such as Whiting, Samos, and Henson are interspersed among the fields, connected by a grid of county roads that navigate around features like James Bayou and the Ricefield Pond.