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2020 Map of Center Ridge

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The community of Center Ridge serves as a central hub in this modern topographic study of eastern Smith County, where the landscape is defined by the winding course of the Leaf River and its many tributaries. This region of Mississippi maintains its rural character through an extensive network of county roads, including Co RD 84 and Co RD 90, which connect scattered homesteads and significant local institutions. The map is particularly notable for its dense concentration of Baptist and Methodist congregations, many of which are associated with long-standing family burial grounds.

Genealogists will find a wealth of data in the numerous cemeteries that dot the terrain, from larger churchyards like Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cem to smaller, secluded sites such as the Jeffcoats-Farnham Private Cem and Ditch Cem. Notable natural features like Flat Rock Hill and Beaverdam Cr provide geographic context to the township and range divisions of t2n r8e and t1n r9e. The map also captures the hydrologic patterns of the area, showing the West Tallahala Creek and Keys Mill Cr flowing through the lowlands.