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2023 Map of Memphis

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Memphis
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Memphis sits at a geographic crossroads where Clinton, Fayette, and Highland counties nearly converge, anchoring a landscape defined by agricultural drainage and small rural communities. The area is heavily marked by its local heritage, evidenced by numerous family and community burial grounds such as Luttrell Cem, Richland Cem, and Evans Cem. These cemeteries, often positioned near older road junctions like Twp Hwy 160, provide a specialized view of the area's ancestral settlement patterns.

Water management is central to this terrain, with engineered channels like Persinger Ditch, Waddle Ditch, and Hicks Ditch supplementing natural waterways such as Rattlesnake Creek and Lees Creek. In the northeast, Georgetown marks a distinct point of development, while the northern edge of the map reaches the outskirts of Sabina. The map preserves the late-20th-century rural infrastructure of township and county highways that link these scattered farmsteads and historic landmarks.