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2015 Map of Wheeler

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Wheeler
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Baldwyn and the unincorporated community of Wheeler anchor this Prentiss County landscape, where the headwaters of numerous creeks diverge across the divide between the Tombigbee and Mississippi River basins. The terrain is defined by a dense network of small watercourses, including Twentymile Creek and Donivan Cr, which have historically shaped the settlement patterns of this agricultural region. Genealogists will find a significant concentration of rural burial grounds, such as the Old County Home Cem and Hodges Chapel Cem, marking the long-standing family foundations of the area.

Industrial and transit corridors are represented by the north-south passage of Wheeler Rd and several county routes that connect dispersed farmsteads. The land is partitioned into the Public Land Survey System grids, with townships such as t6s r7e showing the orderly division of the Mississippi hills. Landmarks like Bennett Lake and Elder Lake provide localized points of interest amidst the rolling topography north of the Lee County line.