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2012 Map of Belzoni

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Belzoni
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The Yazoo River defines the landscape of this Humphreys County region, winding through a complex system of sloughs, lakes, and drainage ditches characteristic of the Mississippi Delta. The city of Belzoni sits at the heart of this network, surrounded by a rural tapestry of smaller settlements like Brooklyn, Deovolente, and Famosla. The legacy of family and community is evident in the numerous cemeteries dotting the quadrangle, from Macedonia Cem in the north to Carson Cem in the southwest.

Water management is a central theme of the terrain, visible in the numbered channels such as Ditch Number Eighteen and Ditch Number Twenty Six. These engineered waterways contrast with the natural oxbows and bends like Pelican Bend and Deadman Lake. The southern reach of the map features Honey Island, a landform bounded by Gunn Bayou and the main river channel, illustrating the fluid nature of this alluvial geography.