2018 Map of Houlka

About this map

The Skuna River and its numerous tributaries, including Buck Br and Huckleberry Cr, weave through this region of North Mississippi along the Pontotoc and Chickasaw County line. The settlement pattern is anchored by Houlka and the adjacent New Houlka in the south, while the smaller communities of Gershorm and Wallfield sit further north. For genealogists, the map identifies several local burial sites such as Cooke Cem, Holladay Cem, and the East County Line Cem, which rests precisely on the county boundary. The landscape is defined by its drainage basins, with the Chuquatonchee Cr and Houlka Cr systems creating a complex network of wetlands and creek bottoms that influenced the placement of rural roads like Co Rd 884 and Wallfield Rd.