2020 Map of Mattson

About this map

Big Sunflower River and a complex network of bayous define the low-lying terrain of Coahoma County, Mississippi. The landscape is marked by a grid of rural roads and scattered small settlements, including Mattson, Claremont, Counts, and Roundaway. This area of the Delta retains a high concentration of small community burial grounds that provide a vital link to local genealogy, such as Mount Horeb Cem, True Vine Cem, and Cherry Hill Cem. The intricate hydrology of the region is evident in the winding courses of Fishing Bayou, Harris Bayou, and Black Bayou, which carve through the agricultural fields. Family names are preserved in landmarks like Dulaney- Ross Lake and several smaller family cemeteries like Robinson Cem and Johnson Cem.