2015 Map of Carnes

About this map

DeSoto National Forest provides the backdrop for this southern Mississippi landscape where the borders of Pearl River, Forrest, and Stone counties converge. The area is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including the meandering Red Creek and its many tributaries like Billy Br, Wash Cr, and Double Br. The small settlements of Carnes and Texas serve as focal points for a rural community connected by family-named roads such as Mary Sollie Rd and Joe Lee Rd. For genealogists, the map is particularly detailed, recording numerous small family and community burial grounds including Entrekin Cem, Seal Cem, Eureka Cem, and the J E Bounds Memorial Cem. This 2015 survey reveals a terrain where timber and small-scale agriculture persisted into the 21st century, centered around the drainage basins of Mill Cr and Indian Cr.