Bowling Green and Poplar Springs anchor this rural landscape in Holmes County, where a dense network of country roads connects family-named landmarks and historical cemeteries. The terrain is defined by the winding paths of Black Cr and Bisland Bayou, with numerous small burial grounds such as Stokes Cem, Bethesda Cem, and Pleasant Ridge Cem reflecting the area's deep-rooted generational history. Settlement patterns follow the natural ridges between watercourses like Little Fannegusha Cr and Bophumpa Cr. The map's layout of section lines and range identifiers, including t16n r3e and t15n r4e, provides a clear structure for tracing property origins. Roads like Missionary Rd and Pilgrim Rest Rd hint at the social and religious centers that historically defined these rural Mississippi communities.
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1940 · Seven Pines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Lexington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Greenwood
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1953 · West Point
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Greenwood
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Lexington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Seven Pines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · West Point
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Seven Pines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Lexington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500