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2018 Map of Fords Creek

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Fords Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Pearl River defines the western border of this landscape, separating Washington Parish, Louisiana, from Pearl River County, Mississippi. This riverine environment is characterized by an extensive network of oxbow lakes and basins, including Horseshoe Lake, Road Lake, and the connected Upper Cameron Lake and Lower Cameron Lake. These water bodies suggest a dynamic floodplain history where the river has shifted its course over time.

Settlement patterns are concentrated around the community of Fords Creek and along the bluffs, such as Hunt Bluff to the north. A web of local roads with familial and descriptive names like Hills of Sinai Ave, John Henry Lake Rd, and Gerald Mc Raney Ln provides access to the interior timberlands and rural homesteads. To the southwest, the Richie Cem serves as a localized genealogical landmark near the headwaters of Big Cr.