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2012 Map of Hobbs Crossroads

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Hobbs Crossroads
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Royals Crossroads and Hobbs Crossroads anchor this agricultural landscape in the early 21st century, where the rural character is defined by family-named landmarks and water-dependent crossings. The Pea River and Choctawhatchee River meet in the southeast corner, a junction marked by the Old Warehouse Landing and Dead River Lake. This fluvial geography historically dictated the placement of important infrastructure like the Stevens Ferry Bridge on the northern border.

Local history is preserved in small family plots such as Royals Cem, McDuffie Cem, and Merrill Cem, which are scattered among the timbered tracts and creeks. Notable natural features like Thundering Spring and the unusually named Sweet Gum Head settlement provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing ancestral homesteads in Holmes County. The network of county highways and named lanes, such as Co HWY 185 and Tara Cylebrico Rd, connects these isolated communities to larger hubs beyond the quadrangle.