2024 Map of Fords Creek

About this map

The Pearl River winds along the border of Washington Parish, Louisiana, and Pearl River Co, Mississippi, defining a landscape shaped by bottomland waterways and upland ridges. Along this riparian boundary, a series of oxbows and backwaters like Aaron Lake, Road Lake, and Horseshoe Lake indicate the river's historical shifts. The small settlement at Hunt Bluff overlooks the river's edge, while Camerons Ferry marks a point of historical crossing near the mouth of Mill Creek. To the east, the terrain rises into timbered ridges drained by Fords Creek and West Hobolochitto Creek. This modern survey documents a rural landscape where local history is preserved in family-named landmarks such as John Henry Lake and the Richie Cem. The transition from the alluvial flats of the Pearl to the dissected uplands is further traced by early routes like the Joel Abram Trce.