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2024 Map of Baxterville SW

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Baxterville SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The confluence of the Pearl River and its varied tributaries, including Twomile Creek and Crooked Creek, defines the borderlands of Marion County and Washington Parish. This landscape is characterized by prominent elevations such as Stony Point Hill, Red Hill, and Hub Hill, which rise above the creek valleys and local drainage networks. The map documents a scattered rural settlement pattern along an intricate system of local roads, including Clear Creek Church Rd and Sun Oil Rd, reflecting the region's agricultural and resource-based development.

For family historians, the area is notably rich in memorial sites, from the Rose Hill Baptist Church Cem in the northwest to the isolated Ford Cem and Howard Cem further east. These cemeteries, alongside the New Hope Cem, serve as critical markers of community life and ancestry across the southern Mississippi countryside. The map also records the precise intersection of several township and range boundaries, highlighting the importance of the Public Land Survey System in this tri-county corner where Marion, Lamar, and Pearl River counties meet.