2012 Map of Beulah

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The Mississippi River Levee anchors the western edge of this landscape, shielding the low-lying agricultural plains of Bolivar County. This 2012 survey illustrates a highly engineered environment where natural water bodies like Lake Beulah and Bogue Phalia coexist with an extensive drainage network, including Ditch Number Seven and Ditch Number Nine. Small settlements and family-named landmarks are scattered throughout the delta, notably Beulah, Mound City, and Niles. Local history and genealogy researchers will find several rural burial grounds preserved across the townships, such as Scotland Cem, Beulah Cem, and Waldon Cem. The proximity of Chenault Farms and Christmas to the meandering course of Half Moon Bayou reflects the traditional relationship between the region's fertile soils and its dispersed residential clusters.