2024 Map of Ellistown

About this map

Ellistown and its surrounding rural hamlets sit along the transition between Union and Lee counties in northern Mississippi. This landscape is defined by its deep genealogical roots, anchored by a high density of country burial grounds such as Birmingham Cem, Fairfield Cem, and McWhorter Cem. The area is drained by a complex network of waterways, including Brown Creek, Town Creek, and Tishomingo Creek, which once influenced early settlement patterns in small communities like Parks, Alpine, and Graves. The prominent Birmingham Ridge and Bart Hill provide significant topographic relief above the creek valleys. Many of these family-named landmarks and minor settlements like Jug Fork reflect the enduring 19th-century agrarian layout of the region, preserved here in modern topographical detail.