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2018 Map of Rome

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Rome and the smaller settlement of Minot anchor this portion of the Mississippi Delta, where the landscape is defined by the slow-moving waters of Homecypress Bayou and Bear Bayou. The map reveals a rural community structured around agriculture and small-town nodes, connected by a network of local roads like Patterson Rd and Friendship West Rd. The eastern edge of the survey transitions into the drainage of the Upper Quiver River and Lower Quiver River near the town of Sumner.

Family history and local heritage are well-preserved through numerous community landmarks, particularly the concentration of rural cemeteries. Researchers can locate the Second Baptist Cem, New Light Cem, Pleasant Green Cem, and Pilgrim Rest Cem, which serve as permanent records of early settlement patterns in Tallahatchie and Sunflower counties. Large natural features like Blue Lake and Staten Brake indicate the low-lying, wetlands character typical of this productive alluvial region.