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2018 Map of Beans Ferry

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Tombigbee River corridor in Itawamba County is anchored by the historic river crossings and settlements that defined this part of Mississippi. The city of Fulton occupies the northeast corner, where major road networks like Country Club Rd and S Adams St converge near the waterway. Moving south along the river's winding path, the namesake Beans Ferry and the settlement of Van Buren illustrate the importance of early river transit. The landscape is characterized by a dense network of tributaries, including Mantachie Creek, Moores Cr, and Bourland Cr, which feed into the main river channel and its associated wetlands.

Genealogists will find a significant distribution of family and community burial grounds across the terrain, such as Keys Cem, Bean Cem, and Wygul Cem. These sites, along with smaller settlements like Abney and Cardsville, provide a detailed look at the rural settlement patterns that have persisted into the modern era. The presence of Pennington Lake and the engineered Pool C reflect the ongoing management of the region's water resources within the broader Tombigbee watershed.