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2021 Map of McLain

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of McLain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The Leaf River winds through this corner of southeast Mississippi, defining a landscape of oxbow lakes and wetlands such as Horseshoe Lake, Daughdrill Dead Lake, and Swan Lake. Near the settlement of McLain, the river's influence is evident in features like Hog Island and Hillman Dead River. Much of the western territory is managed as part of the De Soto National Forest, which also houses a portion of the MTA Camp Shelby military installation.

Evidence of the area's social history is preserved in several rural burial grounds, including McLain Cem, Leaf Cem, and Mount Nebo Cem. Transport and industry are marked by the junction of Old Federal Rd and the presence of Dunnam Field. The map records the persistence of small communities like Leaf, Royce, and Benjoe along the river's eastern banks, where the terrain transitions from the alluvial bottomlands to upland areas like Thompson Hill.