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1982 Map of Merrill

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Merrill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The confluence of the Chickasawhay River and the Leaf River forms the Pascagoula River at the historic settlement of Merrill. This 1982 survey documents a landscape defined by this massive river system and its winding oxbows, such as Smith Dead River and Cochran Dead River. The Illinois Central Gulf Railroad cuts through the northern half of the map, serving the community of Bexley and providing a vital transport corridor parallel to Toms Creek.

Rural development is clustered around family-named landmarks and local institutions, including Howard Cem and Mt Sinai Ch. Further south, the map reveals the University of Mississippi Forest and the Pascagoula River State Wildlife Management Area, where the terrain transitions into a complex of wetlands and sloughs like Booger Hole Slough. The presence of several small burial grounds, such as Eubanks Dickerson Cem and Pipkins Cem, provides valuable points of interest for genealogists tracing the local families of George and Greene Counties.