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2013 Map of Tampico

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Tampico
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Tampico and Dudleytown serve as the primary anchors for this rural Jackson County landscape, where the geometry of county roads meets a complex network of waterways. The southern portion of the map is defined by the winding course of the Muscatatuck River and its Vernon Fork, creating a riparian corridor that contrasts with the systematic agricultural drainage to the north.

Local history is etched into the terrain through named water features such as Horse Lick, Nobusiness Cr, and Pond Creek. A sophisticated irrigation and drainage system is evident through numerous man-made channels, including Breitfield Ditch, Smart Ditch, and Cammie Thomas Ditch. These features, alongside the Dudleytown Spur road, illustrate the long-standing efforts to manage the low-lying lands surrounding the river forks for cultivation.