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2000 Map of Holly Bluff

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

USGS Topo · Published 2002

About this map

The Big Sunflower River winds through this alluvial landscape, defining the boundary between Sharkey and Yazoo counties. The terrain is characterized by complex hydrology and seasonal wetlands, anchored by the vast Panhandle Brake and protected areas like the Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and Delta National Forest. Settlement patterns are concentrated along the natural levees and ridges, where small communities and family-named locales like Holly Bluff, Spanish Fort, and Patmos were established near the water's edge.

Evidence of the region's hunting and agricultural heritage is visible through numerous named camps and lodges, including Mabin Lodge, Future Home Lodge, and Roanoke Lodge. The map also documents the engineering required to manage this bottomland environment, from the Pumping Station near Fifteen Mile Bayou to the extensive Spoil Banks and levees that line the managed waterways like Silver Creek. Local landmarks such as the Spanish Fort Church and various remote landing strips provide points of interest for genealogists tracing family ties to these rural Mississippi Delta outposts.