2011 Map of Friars Point NW

About this map

The Mississippi River defines the western edge of this landscape, its shifting course having left behind a series of distinct hydrologic features including Old Town Lake, Long Lake, and the Missouri Slough. Along the riverbanks, navigation and flood control infrastructure is evident through the Westover Revetment and landings like Kangaroo Point Landing and Westover Landing. The agricultural character of Coahoma County is marked by a grid of rural roads and scattered named homesteads and settlements such as Preston Place and Westover. Genealogists will find a significant distribution of burial sites across the alluvial plain, including Saint Marys Cemetery, Maney Cemetery, Mount Olive Cemetery, and several others that serve as markers of the area's long-established family history.