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2020 Map of Montpelier

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Montpelier
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Montpelier serves as the central community of this Clay County landscape, where the agricultural grid is deeply etched by a network of creeks including Prairie Creek and Standing Reed Creek. The settlement pattern is defined by family-named routes such as Billy Wooten Rd and Ruth Cliett Rd, reflecting long-standing local ties. For genealogists, the map is particularly rich in cemetery data, documenting sites like the Old Montpelier Cem and Palestine Cem that represent the spiritual and ancestral heart of the district.

To the south, Beasley sits near the winding course of Sewaniah Creek, where the terrain transitions into a more intricate system of wetlands and small tributaries like Line Creek. This 2020 survey documents how the historic township and range lines continue to dictate the placement of local infrastructure, from the Walker Gin area to the scattered churches and burial grounds that anchor these rural Mississippi neighborhoods.