2012 Map of Peoples

About this map

Peoples and Silver Springs anchor this rural landscape in Tippah County, where the hydrology of the Hatchie River and the Little Hatchie River dictates the settlement pattern. The terrain is defined by low-lying wetlands like White Oak Bottom and prominent rises such as Williams Graveyard Hill and Silver Springs Hill. For the family historian, the map is particularly dense with burial sites and family-named landmarks, including the Peoples Cem and Richardson Cem. The presence of many small cemeteries—such as Spout Springs Cem, Medford Cem, and Rogers Chapel Cem—indicates a historically dispersed population of farming communities connected by a winding network of county roads. Small bridges like Waldon Bridge and Crum Bridge show where local commerce once crossed the creeks and branches feeding into the larger river systems.