2018 Map of Peoria

About this map

Peoria and East Fork anchor this rural landscape in Amite County, where the network of family cemeteries provides a dense record of early local lineage. The terrain is defined by the winding course of the East Fork Amite River, which is fed by numerous tributaries including Gordon Cr, Gardner Cr, and Hominy Cr. The distribution of these burial grounds, such as Mount Sinai Cem, Brumfield-Whittington Cem, and Gardner-McKnight Cem, indicates a historical settlement pattern of dispersed farmsteads and small crossroads communities. In the eastern portion, Glading sits near the headwaters of Freshley Br, surrounded by several family plots like Quin Cem and Felder Cem. The land is crisscrossed by established local routes such as Old Peoria RD, N Greensburg RD, and E Fork RD, which historically linked these isolated clusters of residency and faith across the river's varied drainage basins.