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2020 Map of Tallulah

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Tallulah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Tallulah serves as the regional hub of Madison Parish, centered around the Madison Parish Courthouse and a dense grid of residential streets including N Walnut St and N Chestnut St. The landscape is defined by the intricate hydrology of the Mississippi Delta, where the winding courses of Roundaway Bayou, Brushy Bayou, and Panola Bayou dictate the layout of roads and agricultural boundaries.

Genealogists will find significant local-history value in the cluster of burial sites surrounding the town, such as Oakwood Cem, Silver Cross Cem, and Morning Crest Cem. Beyond the city limits, smaller settlements like Richmond, Talla Bena, and Mansford appear along the main thoroughfares. The drainage patterns of Macon Slough and the Grassy Lake Canal illustrate the extensive land reclamation and water management efforts characteristic of this fertile alluvial plain.