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2024 Map of Eastabuchie

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

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Leaf River and Bowie River converge in this territory north of Hattiesburg, marking a landscape defined by its waterways and rural settlements. Crossing the boundary between Jones Co and Forrest Co, the map documents a transition from the industrial infrastructure of the Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional Airport to the older river crossings at Johnsons Ferry and Jenkins Ferry. These crossing points were vital nodes for early travel before the development of modern highway corridors that now bisect the region.

Local history and genealogy are well-represented through a dense network of family and community burial grounds, including the Old Leeville Cem, Fairchild Cem, and Knight Cem. Small communities like Eastabuchie and Eatonville are shown alongside their namesake landmarks, such as Eastabuchie Cem and the Eatonville Flat. The map reveals the persistence of these smaller locales even as the northern fringes of the regional hub of Hattiesburg expand near Rawls Springs and Glendale.