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2018 Map of Tinsley

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Bentonia and Little Yazoo anchor the eastern edge of this Yazoo County landscape, where the land begins its transition toward the Mississippi Delta. The terrain is defined by a dense network of drainage, with Mound Cr, Sandy Cr, and Scotland Cr carving through the loess hills. These watercourses have historically shaped the settlement patterns and road networks, such as Terrell Rd and Old Hwy 49, which follow the higher ground between the creek bottoms.

Local history is preserved in the small rural communities of Tinsley, Oil City, and Anding, along with several family-named burial grounds including Cessna Cem, Hudson Cem, and Ogden Cem. The presence of Oil City reflects the region's petroleum history, while the scattered creek names like Brickyard Cr and Poplar Cr point toward the natural resources and early industries that supported these Mississippi communities into the twenty-first century.