2024 Map of Benton

About this map

Benton and the surrounding Yazoo County countryside are defined by a network of creeks and rural routes that have long shaped the local landscape. The terrain is notably carved by Walesheba Creek and Little Walesheba Creek, which drain the area's many ridges and valleys. Small communities like Woodlawn remain established along these high points, connected by a dense web of secondary roads such as Graball Freerun Rd and Old Benton Rd. For researchers and genealogists, several burial grounds provide important local markers, including Coopers Cem, Smiths Cem, and Fletchers Chapel Cem. The map illustrates how current land use continues to follow the historical township and range system, with boundaries like t12n r1w clearly delineated across the timbered and agricultural hills north of the main settlement.