2018 Map of Fort Adams

About this map

The Mississippi River forms a jagged border between Mississippi and Louisiana in this corner of Wilkinson County, dominated by the settlement of Fort Adams. This strategic high ground is marked by Blockhouse Hill and Saint Joseph Cem, overlooking the intricate network of the Fort Adams Reach and the Fort Adams Bar. The landscape is a complex hybrid of river-bottom wetlands and upland ridges, where the Buffalo River and Old Homochitto River meander through dense sloughs like Belmont Slough. To the east, the terrain rises sharply into the loess bluffs, home to Rock Hill and several smaller family-named burial grounds including Clarksville Cem, Riverside Cem, and Mess Ridge Cem. This geography reveals a long history of river navigation and early settlement, with many roads like Jackson Point Rd and Ft Adams Pond Rd following the natural contours of the bluffs and riverbanks.