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2020 Map of Brandon

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Brandon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The city of Brandon serves as a central hub in Rankin County, where civic institutions like the Rankin County Chancery Court and Rankin County Justice Center are clustered near the historic downtown. The surrounding landscape is defined by its deep genealogical roots, visible through a high concentration of burial grounds including the Old Brandon Cem and the sprawling Brandon Memory Gardens. Moving north, the suburban expansion around Flowood and Langford contrasts with the more open, creek-carved terrain of the east.

Waterways such as Richland Cr, Pelahatchie Creek, and Brush Cr create a natural network across the quadrangle, influencing the placement of early settlements and rural churches. Historic sites like Mount Carmel Cem and Andrew Chapel Cem provide specific points of interest for local historians, while the inclusion of the Jordan Grove Cem near Brandon Springs illustrates the distributed nature of the county's early communities.