2012 Map of Kirby

About this map

The Middle Fork Homochitto River and its numerous tributaries, including Guice Cr and Cameron Cr, define this rural section of Franklin County. Settled points like Oldenburg and Kirby serve as anchors for a landscape heavily shaped by energy extraction, evidenced by the proliferation of drilling sites such as the East Oldenburg Oil Field and the South Tom Branch Oil Field. For family historians, the area is punctuated by several small burial grounds, including the Mormon Cem near the river and the Sixteen Cem north of the old fields. The network of roads, from Hamburg Rd to Guice Rd, follows the winding contours of the local creek branches, illustrating how the drainage patterns of the Homochitto basin dictated early transport and settlement in this portion of Mississippi.