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2017 Map of Stanley

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Stanley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Mississippi River forms a major geographic boundary along the southeastern edge of this Missouri-Tennessee borderland, defining a landscape shaped by both natural waterways and complex drainage engineering. The small settlements of Stanley and Concord serve as focal points in a region dominated by agricultural tracts and a network of named ditches, including Ditch Number 23 and Ditch Number 25, which manage the low-lying terrain near the river's edge.

Genealogists and local historians can find significant value in the distribution of family and community burial grounds across the area. From Ross Cem in the north to Averill Cem and Dry Bayou Cem further south, these sites provide a spatial record of the families who settled this fertile stretch of Pemiscot County. The presence of Robinson Lake and the Mud Bayou suggests the original wetlands that existed before the modern system of drainage ditches and interstate-related frontage roads, such as W Outer Rd, transformed the local geography.