2020 Map of Rolling Fork West

About this map

Rolling Fork serves as the primary hub of this Mississippi Delta landscape, situated where the Sharkey County Courthouse anchors the local street grid. The region is defined by a complex hydraulic network, notably the winding course of Steele Bayou and its numerous offshoots like First Prong Steele Bayou and E Prong Steele Bayou. These waterways, along with Lafayette Lake and Flat Lake, illustrate the low-lying alluvial nature of the terrain. Smaller settlements and named locales such as Grace, Booth, and Lorenzen are connected by a web of rural roads, including Bear Pen Rd and Eagle Nest Rd. For those tracing family histories in Sharkey County, the map identifies specific burial sites like Weathers Cem and Elmwood Cem near the banks of Indian Bayou. The infrastructure of the area is further evidenced by Wade Airport near the northern boundary and the distinct land division of Poindexter Island to the south.