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2012 Map of Richton

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

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Richton serves as the central hub of this South Mississippi landscape, situated at the intersection of local industry and rural heritage. The town's grid is dense with residential streets like Wisteria Ave and Sycamore Ave, while the Publically Owned Treatment Works and the Po signify its role as a regional service center. To the south, the Richton-Perry County Airport and the Richton Lookout Tower indicate modern infrastructure and forestry management, respectively.

Family history is deeply embedded in the terrain, marked by several namesake cemeteries such as Isaiah Hinton Cem near Hintonville and McSwain Cem in the settlement of McSwain. The hydrologic network is dominated by the winding path of Bogue Homo and its many tributaries, including Thompson Cr and Mill Cr, which have historically shaped the settlement patterns and agricultural development of Perry County.