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2018 Map of Kewanee

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Mississippi-Alabama border bisects this landscape where Sumter and Lauderdale counties meet. The settlement of Kewanee serves as a central point, situated along a transportation corridor that includes the path of Hwy 80 W. The terrain is defined by a series of north-south flowing watercourses, including Sucatobba Cr and Toomsuba Creek, which carve through the land near the small communities of Cuba, Dove, and Smith.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of small burial grounds scattered throughout the rural landscape, such as Morning Star Cem, Payne Cem, and Bethel Cem. These sites, often located at the terminus of dedicated roads like Bethel Cemetery Rd, provide concrete links to the family histories of this borderland. The transition from the more developed residential grid of Cuba to the open creek bottoms of Alamuchee Cr illustrates the persistent rural character of the region in the early 21st century.