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2015 Map of Lena

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Lena
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Lena and surrounding rural communities in Leake and Scott Counties appear here as a landscape of small settlements and family burial grounds. The area is defined by its numerous small-scale drainage systems, including Good Hope Br and Mullens Br in the north, while the southern portion of the sheet is largely occupied by the Bienville National Forest. The map is particularly valuable for genealogists, as it meticulously identifies historic church and family cemeteries such as Harmony Cem, Pilgrim Rest Cem, and Hayes Creek Cem.

Transitioning from the agricultural north to the forested south, the map shows the spatial relationship between crossroads like Cash and Midway and the natural features they are built near, such as Dumas Pond and the winding Slay Cr. The grid of the Public Land Survey System overlays the varied terrain, showing the organized development of timber and homestead lands across this portion of central Mississippi.