2024 Map of Lake Mary

About this map

The Narrows and the massive oxbow of Lake Mary dominate this landscape along the lower reaches of the Mississippi River, where the state line shifts between Mississippi Louisiana and Louisiana Mississippi. This intricate environment of fluvial islands and cutoffs, including Steward Island and Big Island, reveals a complex history of water management and land use. Small settlements like Loch Leven and Artonish are tied to the banks of these shifting water bodies, while a network of rural cemeteries, such as Good Hope Cem and Singleton Cem, provides essential points of reference for genealogists. The presence of The Canal and Little Canal north of the river suggests a heavily modified drainage system designed to navigate the wetlands and sloughs that define the border between Adams Co and Wilkinson Co.