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2014 Map of Manila South

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Manila South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Manila serves as the focal point for this Mississippi County landscape, where the southern edge of town meets a highly engineered agricultural plain. The area is defined by an intricate network of drainage systems, including Ditch Number 13, Ditch Number 11, and Ditch Number 8, which reveal the intensive efforts to manage the water of the St. Francis Basin. These ditches crisscross the territory between small rural settlements like Shady Grove and Whistleville.

The eastern portion of the sheet is dominated by the waterways of the Right Hand Chute Little River and the Left Hand Chute of Little River, which bracket the swampy margins of Big Lake and Stumpy Chute. This delta environment features low-lying landmarks such as Oak Island and is home to several smaller communities, including Mandalay, Lennie, and Lost Cane. Genealogists may find interest in the Brinkley Cem located in the southeastern corner near the river's path.