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2015 Map of Holcomb

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Holcomb serves as the primary hub in this region of northern Mississippi, situated just south of where the Yalobusha River winds through the landscape. The settlement is defined by a traditional grid including Main St, Toscohoma St, and Williams St. Evidence of early community life is scattered throughout the surrounding hills and creek bottoms, particularly in the numerous family and community burial grounds such as Tascohomo Cem and Trimbell Cem.

The geography is marked by a transition from the river lowlands to more varied terrain, where drainage systems like Long Cr, McSwine Cr, and Rattlesnake Creek have shaped the local road network. Smaller localities such as Bew Springs and Dubard appear along the rail and road corridors, while the presence of Spencer Field suggests a more modern land use amidst the traditional farming and timber tracts that characterize this portion of the Tallahatchie and Grenada county line.