2015 Map of Improve

About this map

Improve and Hopewell sit within a landscape of winding country lanes and creek-fed valleys along the border of Marion and Lamar Counties. This portion of Mississippi is defined by its numerous family and community burial grounds, such as Rose Hill Cem and Stringer Cem, which serve as vital markers for genealogical research. The terrain is deeply etched by a network of waterways including Upper Little Cr, Gully Cr, and Beaver Dam Cr, illustrating the area's natural drainage patterns into the Pearl River basin. In the south, the settlement of Enon is located near Enon Cem and the Thompson Cr drainage. Significant landmarks like Baylis Chapel Cem and Old Rocky Branch Cem near the Rocky Branch terrain feature provide concrete points of interest for local historians tracing early settlement patterns in this rural interior.