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2020 Map of Bruce

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Skuna River valley forms the geographic heart of this North Mississippi landscape, where the town of Bruce and the county seat at Pittsboro anchor the local community. Significant civic and historical landmarks are concentrated in the central corridor, including the Calhoun County Courthouse and the nearby Calhoun County Airport. The settlement pattern follows the high ground between numerous tributaries like Hurricane Cr and Thompsons Cr, with local transit defined by an established network of county roads such as Armstrong Rd and N Pontotoc Rd.

Family history is well-represented through a high density of rural cemeteries, including Old Town Cem, Gaston Springs Cem, and Macedonia Cem. These sites, alongside smaller burial grounds like Oak Springs Cem and Duncan Hill Cem, offer a detailed map of early 21st-century heritage in Calhoun County. The proximity of Pittsboro to the Skuna River bottomlands reflects the region's long-standing reliance on its river systems for both drainage and historical development.