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2015 Map of Purvis

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Purvis
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Purvis serves as the primary hub in this portion of Lamar County, where the local street grid centers on Main St and College Dr. The surrounding landscape is defined by a dense network of family-named cemeteries and small rural settlements like Okahola, Pine Ridge, and Campbells Bridge. These sites, including Coal Town Cem and Fillingame Cem, suggest a history of decentralized community clusters centered around local burial grounds and churches.

Water plays a significant role in the geography, with Black Creek and its many tributaries, such as Beaverdam Creek and Mixon Creek, carving through the terrain. Notable elevations like Anderson Hill and Sheep Stomp Hill rise above the drainage basins of Allens Reed Brake and Daniels Reed Brake. The concentration of sites like Lee Cem near Lee Hill and Boone Cem near Okahola provides valuable coordinates for genealogists tracing long-established families in this part of Mississippi.