2020 Map of McComb South

About this map

The Little Tangipahoa River and Minnehaha River converge in this portion of Pike County, where the city of McComb and the town of Magnolia serve as the primary population centers. The area's mid-twentieth-century industrial and transport infrastructure is evident in the presence of the Illinois Central railroad corridor and the McComb/Pike County Airport/John E Lewis Field. Smaller settlements such as Fernwood, Bear Town, and Bacots are dispersed among a landscape punctuated by numerous family and community burial grounds. Genealogists will find a high density of sites including Hollywood Cem, Ansel Prewitt Cem, and Simmons Cem. The Pike County Courthouse stands at the heart of Magnolia, anchoring the legal and civic history of the region. This survey captures a point in time where rural agriculture and modern municipal expansion meet along the river banks and rail lines of southern Mississippi.