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2015 Map of Ruth

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Ruth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

East Lincoln and Wellman anchor the northern reaches of this Lincoln County survey, illustrating the persistence of small rural communities in southwest Mississippi. The landscape is defined by the dendritic drainage of Topisaw Cr, along with its various branches like W Topisaw Cr and E Topisaw Cr, which create a complex network of ridges and hollows. This topography has historically dictated the winding paths of local routes such as Pleasant Grove Rd SE and Topisaw Dr SE.

For those tracing local lineage, the map provides a high density of burial sites including Ruth Cem, Price Cem, Rawls Cem, and Moak Cem, often located near crossroads or original homestead sites. The settlement of Ruth serves as a central hub in the south, while Bristerville sits near the eastern boundary, showing the established grid of the Public Land Survey System that still governs the area's property lines and rural development.