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2015 Map of Sardis Dam

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Sardis Lake dominates this Mississippi landscape, where the waters of the Little Tallahatchie River are held back by the massive engineering of the Sardis Dam. This survey captures the intersection of mid-century infrastructure and long-standing rural communities, evidenced by the numerous small family and church burial grounds scattered across the hills, including Simon Chapel Number 1 Cem, Simon Chapel Number 2 Cem, and Pleasant Green Cem.

The rugged terrain around the reservoir is marked by distinctive points such as Moccasin Point and Lespedeza Point, while the settlement of Lespedeza and the residential area of Hideaway Hills sit perched above the shoreline. Local geography is further defined by Elmers Hill and the winding paths of Wilborn Cr and Mattic Cr which feed into the primary basin. This map serves as an essential record for tracing land use and genealogy in the vicinity of the lake's northern reaches.