2014 Map of Rosa

About this map

Rosa and Ashport sit along the winding corridor of the Mississippi River where the border between Arkansas and Tennessee shifts across the water. This 2014 landscape is defined by the complex hydrography of the alluvial plain, where secondary water bodies like Mill Bayou, Long Lake, and Jones Slough intersect with the primary river channel. The map records a significant concentration of family and community burial grounds, including the Rosa Cem, Steger Cem, and Mann Cem, which provide essential points of reference for genealogists tracking families in Mississippi County and Lauderdale County. Extensive levee systems, such as Levee Rd, trace the low-lying terrain, protecting the agricultural tracts that surround numerous river features like Canadian Reach and Barfield Bend. The map also details the many numbered islands and towheads, such as Island Number 25 and Fletcher Towhead, that have historically complicated navigation and boundary lines in this reach of the river.