2018 Map of Rock Hill

About this map

De Soto National Forest dominates this section of South Mississippi, where the piney woods of Forrest, Lamar, and Pearl River Counties converge. The settlement of Rock Hill serves as a central point in a landscape defined by an extensive network of creeks and branches, including Black Creek, Little Black Cr, and Sleeper Cr. The topography is marked by the distinctive elevation of Pistol Ridge in the south, while the northern reaches are crisscrossed by rural routes such as Purvis to Brooklyn Rd and Churchwell Rd. For those tracing family histories, the map identifies several local burial sites, such as Anderson Cem, Rock Hill Cem, and Simmons Cem. The distribution of these family-named landmarks and cemeteries reveals the dispersed nature of rural life in this timber and creek-rich region during the early twenty-first century.