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2015 Map of Shannon

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The town of Shannon sits at the convergence of several regional roads, serving as a focal point for this rural landscape where Lee, Chickasaw, and Monroe counties meet. The area is defined by a dense network of family and community burial grounds, including the Whiteside Family Cem, Dotys Chapel Cem, and Temples Cem, which offer significant value for genealogical research. To the south, the city of Okolona is anchored by the Okolona Municipal Airport-Richard Stovall Field, indicating the importance of local aviation in the modern era.

The topography is shaped by numerous meandering waterways such as Chiwapa Creek, Tubbalubba Cr, and Tallabinnela Cr, which historically dictated the placement of small settlements like Pine Grove and Poplar Springs. The drainage patterns provided by Sloan Cr and Coupen Cr illustrate the agricultural character of the terrain, while the naming of thoroughfares like Camargo Rd and Old Highway 45 reflects the evolution of transit through this portion of northeast Mississippi.