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2024 Map of Ratliff

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Ratliff
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Twentymile Creek and Okeelala Creek define the drainage of this Mississippi landscape, which is marked by a legacy of rural crossroads and early travel routes. The Natchez Trace Parkway bisects the area diagonally, following the historic corridor that once connected the Tennessee River to the lower Mississippi. Small, long-standing settlements like Pratts, Chapelville, and Kirkville are scattered across the terrain, reflecting the agricultural and residential patterns of Lee, Prentiss, and Itawamba counties.

Genealogists will find a significant concentration of family and community burial sites, including the Horton Bailey Cem, Old Friendship Cem, and Peterson Cem. Near the southern boundary, the settlement of Unity and its associated Unity Cem anchor the local geography along with Ratliff. The map documents a dense network of county roads, such as Old Trace Dr and Pratt Rd, that trace the historical development of these Northeast Mississippi communities.