2000 Map of Coker Lake

About this map

Enid Lake dominates the northern landscape of this Yalobusha County survey, where the controlled waters of the reservoir reach into Bean Creek and Long Branch. The map documents a rural Mississippi territory transitioning between the public recreation of Cossar State Park and the preserved timberlands of the Holly Springs National Forest. A network of small family and community cemeteries, such as Sardis Cem, Fords Well Cem, and Sayles Cem, are scattered across the terrain, marking the sites of generational homesteads. Several small lakes including Coker Lake, Swearingen Lake, and Chestnut Lake dot the forest, while local spiritual life is anchored by country churches like Robinson Chapel and Zion Grove Ch. The presence of the Reservation Boundary along the lakefront indicates the intersection of federal water management and local forestry.