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2018 Map of Swiftown

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Swiftown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Swiftown sits amidst a complex network of oxbow lakes and wetlands in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, as seen in this 2018 survey. The landscape is defined by former river meanders that have created distinctive water bodies such as Wasp Lake, Sky Lake, and Bee Lake. These features, alongside the Sky Lake Swamp and Mossy Island, illustrate the historical hydrologic patterns of the region.

Settlement patterns follow the higher ground near these water features, with communities like Nichols, Peteet, and Jaketown linked by a grid of county roads. For those researching local history, the map identifies several smaller burial sites including Hickory Ridge Cem, Graves Cem, and Sky Lake-Bend Cem. The triple-county boundary where Sunflower, Leflore, and Humphreys counties meet highlights the map's role in documenting local jurisdictional lines within this agricultural and wetland environment.