2015 Map of Montrose South

About this map

The northern reaches of the Bienville National Forest dominate this section of Jasper County, where the landscape is defined by the headwaters of several prominent regional streams. The topography is shaped by the winding courses of Tallahoma Creek and Nuakfuppa Creek, creating a complex network of drainage basins that influenced the placement of early settlements. Small communities like Louin and Montrose are situated near these watercourses, while Turnerville and McNeal mark the transition toward more open country. A high density of rural burial grounds, including the Antioch Cem, McCarty Cem, and Saint Paul Cem, provides a detailed record of the families who settled this timbered region. The distribution of these cemeteries alongside the creek bottoms suggests a long history of small-scale agriculture and forest-based industry that persists alongside modern road corridors like Grayson Rd and W Main St.