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1983 Map of Bear Gut Bayou

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Bear Gut Bayou
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Quiver River and a complex network of bayous define this alluvial landscape along the Sunflower and Leflore county boundary in the early 1980s. The terrain is characterized by extensive agricultural development, marked by numerous fish farms, rice fields, and an intricate system of levees and flumes. This provisional survey captures the rural social fabric of the Mississippi Delta through its dispersed religious and memorial sites, including New Salem Ch and the Rock of Ages Cem.

Water management is the central theme here, evidenced by the winding path of Little Jack Bayou and the oxbow at The Elbow. These drainage patterns, including McGregory Bayou and Turkey Gin Bayou, illustrate the persistent efforts to harness the low-lying Delta land for industrial-scale farming. Scattered across these reclaimed fields are historic landmarks like Zion Chapel and Williams Chapel, providing essential reference points for family historians researching this region's rural congregations.