The Yazoo River dominates this portion of the Delta, its winding course and engineered diversions like the Marksville B Cut-Off and Silent Shade Cut-Off defining the local geography. Small settlements and rural junctions like Montgomery, Mayday, and Egypt are scattered across the alluvial plain, connected by a network of plantation roads including Baldwin Plantation Rd and Rabbit Track Rd. This landscape is heavily shaped by its hydrology, featuring oxbows and swampy reaches such as Tchula Lake, Moon Lake, and the aptly named Horseshoe Lake. The intersection of Leflore, Holmes, and Humphreys counties occurs here, marking a transition between the various delta bayous and the higher ground where the Lennard Cem is situated near Marksville.
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1940 · Seven Pines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Lexington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Mileston
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Greenwood
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Mileston
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1956 · Greenwood
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Lexington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Seven Pines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Seven Pines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Lexington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500