1966 Map of Evergreen

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Tombigbee State Park occupies the northwestern corner of this landscape, its headquarters situated near the shores of Lake Wilhelmina. The terrain is defined by a dense network of watercourses, most notably Boguefala Creek, which winds southeast toward the Lee County and Itawamba County line. Small rural settlements like Ballardsville, Richmond, and Evergreen are connected by a web of country roads, each serving as a local hub for the surrounding farmsteads. Genealogists will find an exceptional density of family-named landmarks and historical sites, including Wesley Chapel Cem, Whiteside Cem, and Shumpert Cem. These burial grounds, alongside numerous local congregations such as Palestine Ch and Union Hill Ch, reflect the established social fabric of the mid-20th-century Mississippi hill country. Several sandpits near Pleasant Hill Ch suggest the local extraction of resources within this largely agricultural and wooded setting.