2018 Map of Montgomery

About this map

The Yazoo River dominates this landscape at the intersection of Leflore, Holmes, and Humphreys counties, carving a complex path of oxbows and cut-offs through the Mississippi Delta. The settlement of Morgan City sits in the northwest, while smaller communities like Mayday, Egypt, and Marksville are linked by a network of rural roads including Phillipston Rd and Egypt Rd. The hydrological history of the region is evident in features like Moon Lake, Horseshoe Lake, and Tehula Lake, remnants of the river's shifting course. Local history and genealogy interests are centered around Lennard Cem and family-named routes such as Baldwin Plantation Rd. The map also details significant water management features like the Yazoo River Levee Rd and the Silent Shade Cut-Off, illustrating the engineering required to manage the river's natural flood cycles in this productive agricultural region.