2024 Map of Doskie

About this map

Yellow Creek flows through this borderland where Mississippi meets Tennessee, shaping a landscape defined by deeply cut hollows and family-named cemeteries. In the southern half of the map, the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway cuts a straight, modern path across the traditional drainage of Little Yellow Creek. The settlement of Doskie sits west of this massive infrastructure, while Cross Roads occupies the eastern highlands near the Alabama line. The area is dense with genealogical markers, from the Grissom Chapel Cem and Mulberry Cem in the bottomlands to Old Pleasant Hill Cem on the ridges. Notable terrain features like Yankee Charlie Ridge and Scotch Hill reflect the heritage of the early settlers who navigated the complex topography between Sandy Creek and the river. Numerous small waterways, including Leitch Mill Branch and Wayne Branch, suggest a history of local industry and water-powered commerce that predates the modern waterway.