2021 Map of Blue Mountain

About this map

Blue Mountain College serves as a central landmark for this Tippah County community, situated near the headwaters of several notable streams including Tippah River and Hell Creek. The landscape transition is evident where the eastern edge of the Holly Springs National Forest meets a series of prominent elevations like Bald Knob, Banana Hill, and Minter Hill. This survey reveals a dense concentration of family and community burial grounds, including the Duncan, Rutherford, and Marvin cemeteries, which offer significant value for genealogical research in northern Mississippi. Settlement patterns are largely concentrated along the higher ground of the divide, with smaller communities like Lowrey and Gravestown connected by a network of county roads that navigate the complex drainage systems of Dean Creek and South Tippah Creek.