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2018 Map of Brooks

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Quiver River and a dense network of bayous define this section of the Mississippi Delta where Sunflower, Tallahatchie, and Leflore counties meet. The small settlement of Brooks serves as a central point in a landscape marked by legacy land divisions and family-named roads. Water management is the dominant geographic theme, visible through the winding courses of Wild Bill Bayou, Fighting Bayou, and Parks Bayou, which carve through the agricultural blocks.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the documentation of several rural burial grounds, including Mount Olive Cem, Scott Cem, and Saint Marys Cem. The map also preserves the location of Wade School, indicating former centers of community life in this rural expanse. Near the eastern edge, the distinctive Horseshoe Brake and Sandy Bayou suggest the ancient movements of water across this flat, fertile alluvial plain.