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2015 Map of Merigold

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

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The Big Sunflower River winds through the eastern portion of this Bolivar County landscape, defining the boundary with Sunflower County. This area of the Mississippi Delta is characterized by a grid of agricultural lands and several established communities situated along the Old Highway 61 corridor. In the north, Mound Bayou stands as a significant settlement, while the town of Merigold and the village of Renova sit further south along the same transit line.

Genealogists can identify several local burial sites including Smith Cem and Brown Cem, alongside larger grounds like New Cleveland Cem near the city of Cleveland. The landscape is interlaced with various bayous, such as Jones Bayou and Beaver Bayou, which historically dictated the drainage and development patterns of the region. Dorr Field and several smaller hubs like Zumbro provide further evidence of the rural infrastructure at this time.