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2024 Map of Decatur

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Decatur
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Decatur serves as the focal point of this Newton County landscape, anchored by the Newton County Courthouse and the campus of East Central Community College. The town site is situated amidst a network of drainage systems, including the Decatur Branch and Okatibbee Creek. Further east, the Chunky Creek and the man-made Chunky Canal cut through the terrain, indicating a history of water management or drainage improvement in this part of Mississippi.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several family-named landmarks and rural burial grounds, such as Brand Cem, Johnson Cem, and the Decatur Cem near the town center. The road network, including the Little Rock Decatur Rd and Hickory Little Rock Rd, reveals the primary connections between rural communities and the county seat. Numerous small tributaries like Hale Branch, Walker Branch, and Jim Cook Branch define the local topography, which remains characterized by agricultural and forest land outside the immediate settlement of Decatur.