2024 Map of Chipola

About this map

The Amite River and its major tributaries, the West Fork Amite River and East Fork Amite River, carve a dense network of drainages across the boundary of East Feliciana and St. Helena Parishes. Small rural settlements like Chipola and Darlington serve as focal points for a landscape defined by timber and agriculture. In the southern portion of the map, the Black Creek African Methodist Episcopal Church Cem near Coleman Town provides a significant touchstone for local family history and genealogy. The terrain is a complex system of creek bottoms including Turkey Creek, Beaver Creek, and Joiner Creek, all feeding into the larger river system. A maze of parish roads and named lanes, such as Loyd Collins Rd and Aunt Margie's Rd, connect isolated homesteads and cemeteries like Hurst Cem and Wales Cem, reflecting a long-established pattern of dispersed rural living.