The Tchefuncte River winds through this rural Louisiana landscape, anchoring a community defined by family homesteads and numerous small burial grounds. Centered on Mount Hermon, the region is marked by a dense network of local roads such as Ellis Brumfield Rd and Holland Brock Rd, which connect the settlements of Porters Curve, Sunny Hill, and Bailey. The high density of family-named cemeteries, including McElveen Cem, Connerley Cem, and Varnado Cem, suggests a long-settled rural population with deep genealogical roots. To the south, the Sunny-Hill Lookout Tower stands near the confluence of Little Silver Cr and the river, while smaller tributaries like Snell Br and Silver Cr drain the northern reaches of the quadrangle.
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1939 · Sunny Hill
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1939 · Clifton
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1940 · Spring Creek
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1942 · Wilmer
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1949 · Bolivar
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1950 · Franklinton
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1953 · Natchez
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Baton Rouge
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Natchez
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Baton Rouge
USGS Topo · 1:250,000