Holcomb serves as the primary hub in this corner of the Mississippi Delta, where the grid of Paschal St and Main St meets the rural expanse of Grenada and Tallahatchie counties. The Yalobusha River winds through the central landscape, accompanied by a dense network of tributaries including McSwine Cr, Long Creek, and Turnbull Cr. This riverine environment is punctuated by small, scattered settlements like Dubard and Bew Springs, which are connected by a web of named country roads such as Cascilla Rd and Pea Ridge Rd. Genealogy researchers will find significant value in the numerous family-named landmarks and burial grounds, such as Tascohomo Cem, Ashland Cem, Trimbell Cem, and Harris Cem, which are often located near historic farmsteads or old crossroads.
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1932 · Philipp
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1935 · Philipp
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1936 · Greenwood
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Philipp
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Greenwood
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Greenwood
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1953 · West Point
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Grenada
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · McCarley
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1956 · Greenwood
USGS Topo · 1:250,000