2018 Map of Way

About this map

Big Black River forms a defining natural boundary on this landscape, winding through a complex of wetlands and oxbow lakes like Horseshoe Lake and Carter Lake. The map reveals a rural transition between Madison and Yazoo counties, where the high ground of Beech Ridge contrasts with the floodplains of Tilda Bogue and Batchelor Cr. Local history is deeply etched into the land through numerous family burial sites and rural congregations, including the Leggitt Family Cem, White Family Cem, and Humble Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church Cem. The southern edge of the survey captures the northern expansion of Canton, including the industrial and residential pockets of Mill Town. Transportation is a central theme, with the modern transit corridor of the interstate bisecting the quadrangle, while older routes like Old Yazoo City Rd and Pisgah Bottom Rd follow the older contours of the settlements at Way and Davis.