1996 Map of Paducah NE

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The southern reaches of the Shawnee National Forest dominate the northern half of this landscape, where the wooded hills of Massac and Pope counties meet the flatter lowlands toward the Ohio River. Settlement patterns here are defined by small agricultural holdings and numerous family or community burial grounds, including the Buzzard Roost Cem, Sycamore Plain Cem, and Masonic Cem. These sites, along with rural landmarks like Mt Pleasant Ch and Waldo Ch, reveal the social fabric of the countryside in the mid-1990s. Near the southern border, the town of Brookport serves as a local hub, situated near drainage systems like Sevenmile Creek and Crenshaw Creek. This survey records a transition from the managed timberlands and creeks of the interior, such as Dog Creek and Barren Creek, to the more developed agricultural and residential areas surrounding the riverfront corridor.