Loading map...

2012 Map of Sapa

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

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Sapa serves as the central focal point of this rural Webster County landscape, where the intersection of local routes meets the engineered waterways of the Deep South. The terrain is defined by the winding course of the Big Black River, which is supplemented here by the Big Black River Canal and the Spring Creek Canal, reflecting historical efforts to manage drainage and flooding in the bottomlands. Numerous small tributaries, including Buttermilk Cr and Lick Cr, thread between the hills and the river plain.

Genealogists will find a high density of small family and community burial grounds throughout the area. These sites, such as Henleys Cem, Long Branch Cem, and Mount Moriah Cem, are scattered along country roads like Co RD 114 and Co RD 126. The map provides a clear look at the settlement pattern of this Mississippi region, where small church and cemetery clusters define the local geography outside the main village of Sapa.