Loading map...

2000 Map of Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 2002

About this map

The town of Lake serves as a central hub on this Scott and Newton County border landscape, where the local economy was historically shaped by both rail access and the timber-rich lands of the Bienville National Forest. The map documents several small, potentially familial clusters such as the Dennis Settlement and Little Italy, along with established neighborhood centers like Muskegon and Tanglewood. These smaller points of interest provide valuable context for genealogists tracing the distribution of residents around the larger municipal center.

Waterways like Warrior Creek and Tuscalameta Creek define the drainage of the area, while smaller landmarks like the Ponderosa Landing Strip and Diamond Hill offer specific points of orientation. Social life is anchored by local religious and burial sites, including the Pine Ridge Ch, Green Grove Ch, and Eureka Cem, which remain as persistent markers of community identity in this rural Mississippi corridor.