2000 Map of Highpoint

About this map

Tombigbee National Forest dominates the northeast quadrant of this landscape, where the Noxubee River begins its course through a heavily wooded terrain. Situated along the boundary of Choctaw and Winston Counties, the map documents a rural community defined by a high density of country churches and family burial grounds. The namesake settlement of Highpoint sits near the eastern edge, serving as a focal point for a network of secondary roads that connect numerous spiritual centers including Big Jerusalem Church, Sister Jerusalem Church, and Bethsalem Ch. This concentration of religious sites, often paired with cemeteries like Old Concord Cem or Turner Cem, provides a detailed record of the social and ancestral geography for this part of Mississippi. Drainage patterns are well-defined by numerous waterways such as Tibby Creek, Lobutcha Creek, and Tallahaga Creek, which carve through the timberlands and fields surrounding Owens Chapel and New Zion Ch.