2012 Map of Lamar

About this map

Lamar and Michigan City anchor this northern Mississippi landscape, situated just south of the Tennessee border. The area is defined by a dense network of country cemeteries, many bearing the names of local families and congregations, such as Rice Chapel Cem, Howard Cem, and Frnklin Cem. The terrain is drained by several significant waterways, including Wolf River and Mount Tena Cr, which move through the rural countryside. The mapping of the Old Lamar Cem and Hickory Hill Cem provides specific points of interest for those researching local lineage in Benton County. The road network, including Allen Corner Rd and Sexton Rd, reveals a pattern of agricultural land division and small-scale settlements typical of the region's late-twentieth-century development.