2018 Map of Banner

About this map

The unincorporated community of Banner sits at a junction of county roads in northeastern Mississippi, serving as a focal point for this rural landscape in Calhoun County. The terrain is defined by a dense network of tributaries including Otoucalofa Cr and Persimmon Creek, which feed into numerous small, named impoundments like Edwards Lake and Ivy Lake. The map reveals a high concentration of burial sites and rural centers such as Union Grove Cem, Spring Creek Cem, and Turkey Creek Cem, providing critical anchor points for genealogists tracing family ties to the area. Further south, the settlement of Ellard sits near the crossing of Co RD 238 and the headwaters of Brushy Cr. This survey illustrates the persistent rural character of the region, where the primary infrastructure remains the winding network of county roads like Co RD 275 that connect these small hamlets and their associated country churches and cemeteries.