2018 Map of Moss

About this map

Moss sits at the geographical heart of this Pine Belt landscape, where the rural topography is defined by the winding course of Tallahala Cr and its numerous tributaries. The map documents a classic South Mississippi settlement pattern of small, dispersed communities like Shady Grove and Hoy connected by a web of county roads. For genealogists, the map is particularly rich with small burial grounds, including the Union Seminary Cem and the County Line Cem, which often represent the only remaining markers of nineteenth-century church congregations and social centers. The presence of Welborn Cem and Graham Cem further suggests deep-rooted family ties to these hills. The drainage network, featuring named branches such as Billy Hill Reedy Cr and Cypress Creek, illustrates the creek-bottom environment that shaped the local timber and agricultural economy of Jasper and Jones counties.