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2018 Map of Bassfield

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Bassfield serves as the primary hub in a landscape defined by its rural cemeteries and watercourses at the intersection of Jefferson Davis, Marion, and Lamar counties. The survey reveals a dense network of family and community burial grounds, including Bassfield City Cem, Stewart-Thompson Cem, and the McLeod Cem, which provide significant points of interest for genealogical research in this part of Mississippi. The terrain is drained by several systems such as Black Cr, Gum Swamp Cr, and Upper Little Cr, with smaller settlements like Morris and Hickory Grove established along these drainage patterns.

The road network, including Old Hwy 42E and Hawkins Ave, connects these dispersed communities. Notable landmarks like the Lowland Cem and Mount Gilead Cem are situated near the county boundaries, illustrating the traditional settlement patterns where social and religious centers often grew around family holdings and local crossroads. This layout emphasizes the importance of these small-scale landmarks in defining the historical and cultural geography of the region.