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2015 Map of Eastabuchie

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Eastabuchie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Leaf River and its meandering tributaries dominate this landscape on the border of Jones and Forrest counties. The terrain is marked by established rural settlements like Eastabuchie, Eatonville, and Rawls Springs, each surrounded by family-named cemeteries and a dense network of local roads. The map reveals the infrastructure of the region, anchored by the Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport and a prominent north-south transportation corridor.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the concentration of burial sites, including the Old Leeville Cem, Heidelberg Cem, and Shelton Cem, which are scattered throughout the hills and river valleys. The transition from the flatlands of Eatonville Flat to the more varied topography near Dragon and Leeville reflects the traditional southern Mississippi landscape of small communities connected by river systems like the Bowie River and Mineral Creek.