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2018 Map of Homewood

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Bienville National Forest dominates this central Mississippi landscape, where the pine-and-hardwood timberlands meet a network of small family farming communities and crossroads. The map documents the boundary between Scott and Smith Counties, centering on the rural settlements of Lingle, Lorena, Trenton, and Burns. This area is characterized by an exceptionally high density of historic religious and burial sites, which serve as the primary anchors for local history and genealogy.

From the Luther Chapel Lutheran Church Cemetery in the north to the Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery near Lemon in the southeast, the terrain is woven with creek branches like Oakohay Creek and the Strong River. These watercourses historically dictated the placement of early homesteads and cemeteries like Derrick Cemetery and Providence Cemetery, which are still preserved today among the managed forest lands and winding country roads.