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Washington County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Note 1: The Cultural Feature "Locales" can be very helpful in getting oriented in a new community.
Note 2: Links for Local Area Search and Driving Directions are below each feature map.

Physical Features
Bars 3
Basins 1
Bends 4
Capes 8
Forests 1
Guts 5
Islands 4
Lakes 27
Ridges 1
Streams 40
Summits 1
Swamps 4
Cultural Features
Airports 15
Buildings 18
Canals 16
Cemeteries 47
Channels 3
Churches 188
Civil 11
Dams 30
Hospitals 3
Levees 4
Locales 24
Oilfields 1
Parks 15
Post Offices 2
Schools 34
Towers 8
Historical Features
Churches 7
Crossings 1
Locales 5
Military (Historical) 1
Populated Places 16
Post Offices 6
Schools 7
  • Physical Features are the natural features of the Earth's surface.
  • Cultural Features are landscape features that were created or shaped by humans.
  • Historical Features are features that no longer exist on the landscape.
  • Historical Landmarks: Mississippi's National Historic Landmarks