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2012 Map of Onward

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Onward
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

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Deer Cr meanders through this portion of Sharkey County, defining a landscape shaped by water and agriculture. Small settlements like Onward, Kelso, and Smedes serve as local anchors connected by a network of rural roads that often follow the natural contours of the bayous. The presence of Reality Plantation Airport and Priddy Airport indicates the importance of aerial access in this agricultural region, likely supporting crop-dusting operations or private transport across the delta.

Water is the dominant geographic feature, with Black Bayou and Coon Bayou cutting through the terrain, eventually feeding toward Cypress Lake in the south. The rectilinear road grid, featuring names such as Realty Rd and Low Water Bridge Rd, reflects a systematic division of land for farming, while the meandering creek banks provide the only break in the geometric pattern of the Mississippi Delta floor.