2024 Map of Nicholson

About this map

The Pearl River and its intricate network of bayous and swamps form the core of this landscape along the Mississippi and Louisiana border. In this region, the Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge preserves the vast Honey Island Swamp, where water bodies like Crooked Bayou and Clear Bayou carve through the bottomlands. The settlement pattern reflects the area's transition from rural river outposts to modern technical hubs, most notably seen in the presence of the Naval Research Laboratory Stennis Space Center in the southeast.