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2020 Map of Owens Wells

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Bisland Bayou and Big Cypress Cr snake through the lowlands of Holmes County, Mississippi, defining a landscape marked by a dense distribution of rural burial grounds. The area near McMillan and West Hill is notably rich for genealogical study, containing numerous small family and community plots such as Barksdale Cem, Bush Cem, and Sproles Cem. The map illustrates a transition in land use from the natural drainage of Shipp Cr to the more structured transportation corridor of the modern era.

Industrial and settlement history is centered at Aberdeen Junction in the southeast and the namesake Owens Wells to the north. These points, along with scattered landmarks like Gages Springs Cem and Durham Cem, reflect the dispersed agricultural and rural settlement patterns that have persisted across these townships. Local churches and their adjacent grounds, such as Macedonia Cem and Shady Grove Cem, serve as the primary anchors for this community's history.