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1912 Map of Lake Cormorant

Name: 1912 Topographic Map of Lake Cormorant
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

Old River meanders along the state line in this 1908 survey, defining a landscape of complex waterways and alluvial soils where De Soto County meets the Tennessee border. The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad serves as a central spine for the region, connecting the settlement at Lake Cormorant to northern points. The mapping reveals a detailed network of drainage and transport including Norfolk Bayou and the Dead Nigger Slough, which were critical to the area's agricultural development overseen by the Tallahatchie Drainage Commission.

Local landmarks such as the Morning Star Church and the settlement of Blue Goose provide essential reference points for genealogists and local historians tracking early 20th-century community nodes. The transition from river transport to rail is evident at Norfolk Landing, while the presence of Fish Lake and Horn Lake illustrates the remnant oxbows of the changing Mississippi riverbed. A significant portion of the western sheet remains an Unsurveyed Area, reflecting the challenging terrain of the bottomlands during this era.