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2015 Map of McLain

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

McLain sits at a transition point where the land drops into the complex riparian network of the Leaf River. This 2015 data reflects a landscape defined by water and timber, with the massive DeSoto National Forest covering much of the western terrain. The river's influence is seen in the numerous oxbows and secondary channels like the Hillman Dead River and Daughdrill Dead Lake, which reveal the historical movement of the waterway over time.

Tracing the rural road network reveals a high concentration of small, family-named burial grounds including Dunnam Cem, Leaf Cem, and Merritt Cem, providing valuable points of reference for genealogists studying the families of Perry and Greene counties. Small settlements like Royce, Progress, and Benjoe are linked by local routes such as Old Federal Rd and Mack Goff Rd, following the higher ground between the river basin and the surrounding hills like Thompson Hill.