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1991 Map of Rockport

Name: 1991 Topographic Map of Rockport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

The Mississippi River corridor dominates this 1991 survey, illustrating a landscape defined by sophisticated levee systems and water management infrastructure. Near the village of Rockport, the river’s complex side channels and islands, such as Murphy Island and Willow Bar Island, are mapped alongside the expansive Ted Shanks State Conservation Area. This area is characterized by a network of backwaters including Horseshoe Lake, Rainbow Pond, and Hickory Chute.

Further inland, the map captures the transition from the floodplains of Pleasant Vale to the dissected uplands of Derry. The presence of specialized engineering, such as the Brewster Settling Basin and Stillhouse, highlights the intensive management of sediment and runoff from the hills into the lowland drainage of The Sny. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of several family-named burial grounds, including Hornback Cem, Taylor Cem, and Morey Cem, which remain tucked into the bluffs above the river valley.