2016 Map of Ahloso

About this map

Fitzhugh and Ahloso anchor this portion of Pontotoc County, where the landscape is defined by an extensive network of flood control structures and the headwaters of the Boggy Creek system. The map shows a transition from the structured residential blocks of Latta to the dispersed rural settlements near Lawrence. Water management is the dominant geographic feature, evidenced by a series of numbered reservoirs including Upper Clear Boggy Creek Site 40 Reservoir and Sandy Cr Site 32 Reservoir, designed to regulate the numerous branches of Clear Boggy Creek and its tributaries. For those tracing local heritage, several burial grounds are documented, such as High Hill Cem near Ahloso and Hickory Hill Cem in the southern reaches. The drainage patterns of Bois d'Arc Creek and the various forks of Jack Fork Creek reveal the natural topography that necessitated this complex system of catchments and spillways.