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1988 Map of Satartia

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Satartia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The Yazoo River winds prominently through this late-1980s landscape, illustrating the complex hydrology of the Mississippi Delta region. At the foot of the bluffs where the hills meet the floodplain, the village of Satartia serves as a focal point, established along the river's serpentine path. The contrast between the flat alluvial plain to the west and the dissected uplands to the east is sharp, with the eastern hills housing the community of Mechanicsburg and the winding Beaver Creek.

Significant tracts of land are dedicated to conservation and specialized agriculture, notably the Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in the northwest and a substantial Fish Farm further east. The map records several smaller water bodies and bayous, such as Lake George and Potato Hill Bayou, which define the drainage patterns of the lowlands. For those researching local family history, the inclusion of several Cem sites and the small settlement of Enola provide specific points of interest for identifying 20th-century property locations.