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1988 Map of Doloroso

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Doloroso
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Doloroso and the small settlement of Possum Corner anchor this landscape along the border of Adams and Wilkinson Counties in the late 1980s. The terrain is defined by the winding course of the Homochitto River, which creates a complex network of wetlands and drainage systems including Chase Bayou, Second Creek, and Sammy Creek. Much of the eastern and southern portions of the map fall within the Homochitto National Forest, where a Lookout Tower and a large Gas Pipeline corridor are significant landmarks in the timbered hills.

Local history and genealogy are represented by scattered Cem labels throughout the wooded areas. The map illustrates a rural Mississippi landscape where water dominates, from the larger Bucks Creek to smaller tributaries like Folley Creek and Hazlit Creek. This 1988 provisional edition captures the rural road networks and drainage patterns as they existed before modern development altered the creek beds and forest access.