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2020 Map of Canton

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Madison County Courthouse stands at the heart of Canton, anchoring a landscape where historic rural settlements meet modern infrastructure. This Mississippi interior reveals a dense network of local cemeteries that trace family lineages, including Saint Joseph Catholic Church Cem, Old Madison Presbyterian Cem, and the Priestley Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Cem. The map illustrates the growth of communities like Gluckstadt and Meltonville alongside established creek systems such as Bear Creek and Walnut Creek.

In the southeast, the Natchez Trace Parkway and the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail follow an ancient corridor through the terrain. The presence of numerous named burying grounds, from Ross Cemetery to Buckhorn Cemetery, provides a detailed record of the area's distributed social and religious centers, while Patton Lake and Panther Creek mark the local hydrology that historically shaped these Madison County townships.