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2024 Map of Mendenhall East

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Mendenhall East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Simpson County Courthouse and Simpson County Chancery Court Building anchor the municipal heart of Mendenhall in this detailed study of central Simpson County. The landscape is defined by the southeasterly flow of Okatoma Creek and Sellers Creek, where established settlements like Weathersby and Sanatorium cluster along the primary transportation corridors. The topography reveals a dense network of family-named roads and rural infrastructure, including the Copiah - Lincoln Community College Simpson County Center.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of community landmarks, from the Macedonia Baptist Church Cem to the smaller family plots like Turner Cem and Finley Cem. These sites, along with the Zion Hill Ch, trace the settlement patterns and social centers of a region transitioning between upland pine forests and the more developed municipal outskirts of Magee at the southern map boundary.