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2015 Map of Bentonia

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Bentonia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Bentonia anchors the southwestern corner of this survey, situated where the lowlands meet the meandering course of the Big Black River. This river corridor serves as the border between Yazoo and Madison Counties, defined by a series of tight oxbow bends and adjacent water bodies like Catfish Lake. The landscape is etched by a dense network of tributaries, including Walesheba Cr, Indian Cr, and Persimmon Creek, which drain the undulating terrain toward the river basin.

Rural life is marked by small settlements such as Dover, Little Yazoo, and Myrleville, connected by a web of named country lanes like Old Dover Rd and Scotland Rd. For genealogists and local historians, the map identifies several burial sites including Central Holmes Cem, Cage Cem, and Days Cem. These landmarks, along with family-named roads like Luther Davis Rd and Steve Johnson Rd, provide a window into the established community structure of this Mississippi region in the mid-2010s.