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2020 Map of Widows Creek

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Mississippi River forms the western boundary of this landscape, where the alluvial plain meets the rising loess bluffs of Claiborne Co. The terrain is defined by a dense network of drainages, including the meandering Bayou Pierre and its namesake Widows Creek, which is spanned by the Widows Creek Bridge. This topography creates a complex series of ridges and hollows, often marked by local landmarks like Lookout Point and Lake Mille.

Tracing the southeast corner, the Natchez Trace Parkway follows the historic overland route near the settlement of Russum. For those researching local families and early pioneers, several burial sites are documented across the rural landscape, including Holly Hill Cem, Briscoe Cem, and Daniell Cem. This modern survey details the contemporary road network, such as Old Colony Rd and Rodney Rd, while maintaining the precise land divisions of the Public Land Survey System that have shaped ownership patterns since the nineteenth century.