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2012 Map of Ratliff

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

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Twentymile Cr and its numerous tributaries, including Mantachie Cr and Puncheon Cr, define the drainage patterns of this Lee and Itawamba County landscape. Small rural communities like Chapelville, Pratts, and Ratliff serve as local anchors, connected by a network of county roads and the historic Natchez Trace Pkwy corridor.

For family historians, the sheet is dense with burial sites that reveal early settlement clusters, such as the Horton-Bailey Cem and Pratts Cem. The presence of both Friendship Cem and Old Friendship Cem suggests a long-standing community center in the central part of the quadrangle. The terrain is a complex web of small branches and creeks, such as Silver Br and McDonald Br, reflecting the agricultural and topographical character of this corner of Mississippi as it appeared in 2012.