1970 Map of Montrose North

About this map

Bienville National Forest dominates the western portion of this rural Mississippi landscape, where the Newton Co Jasper Co line divides the rolling timberland. Small agricultural and forest-based settlements like Garlandville and Baxter are connected by a network of light-duty roads and the Illinois Central Gulf railroad, which cuts through the southwestern corner near Montrose. Local genealogy and community life are anchored by numerous rural houses of worship and burial grounds, including Pleasant Hill Ch and Sand Ridge Ch.