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2000 Map of Hillsdale

Name: 2000 Topographic Map of Hillsdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2002
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2002

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De Soto National Forest dominates the eastern half of this landscape, where the piney woods are dissected by a network of creeks and cypress brakes. The transition from the established settlements like Lumberton and Hillsdale into the forest reveals a rural economy rooted in both the land and the subsurface, marked by the extensive Pistol Ridge Gas Field and scattered Gravel Pit operations.

Genealogists will find a wealth of family-named landmarks and secluded burial grounds, including the Byrd Line Cem, Felix Ladner Cem, and Beall Cem. Water is a defining feature throughout the quadrangle, with the Wolf River winding through the southwest and recreational or agricultural impoundments like Lake Happiness and Hillsdale Lake punctuating the terrain. The presence of the Wolf River Ranch Airstrip and numerous pipelines indicates the modern infrastructure supporting this corner of Lamar and Pearl River counties at the turn of the millennium.