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1982 Map of Conehatta

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Conehatta
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Choctaw Indian Reservation dominates the landscape of this 1982 survey, spanning the boundary between Scott and Newton counties. The area is defined by a dense network of waterways, including Tuscolameta Creek and Bollybusha Creek, which feed into engineered channels like Big Canal and Little Canal. These drainage patterns suggest a landscape carefully managed for agriculture or flood control within the reservation and surrounding rural districts.

Genealogists will find a wealth of community landmarks, particularly clustered around Conehatta. The map identifies the Conehatta Sch and several country churches such as Macedonia Ch and Mt Zion Ch. Family-named cemeteries like Amis Cem, Futch's Cem, and Summers Cem are scattered throughout the countryside, documenting the deep-rooted settlement history of this Mississippi interior near the small locales of Piketown and Hazel.