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2018 Map of Raleigh

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Raleigh
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Raleigh serves as the focal point of this Smith County survey, where residential streets like White Oak Ave and Sylvarena Ave meet near the Raleigh Cemetery. The surrounding landscape is defined by the dense woodlands of the Bienville National Forest, a patchwork of timberland and creek bottoms. The area is heavily intersected by small watercourses including Oakohay Creek, Little Oakohay Creek, and Shongelo Creek, which drains from Shongelo Lake.

For family historians, the map is remarkably dense with burial sites. Smaller family and community plots such as the Henderson Family Cem, Barber Cem, and Moulder Cem are scattered throughout the rural sections. Religious life is anchored by local landmarks like Sharon Baptist Church and Boykin Church, often located at the intersections of county routes like Boykin Church Rd. This layout reveals a traditional Southern pattern of small, dispersed settlements and family-named landmarks tied to the local topography and watershed.