2012 Map of Satartia

About this map

Satartia and the small community of Enola anchor this survey of the Yazoo River floodplain, where a dense network of historic landings once served as the primary transit points for cotton and commerce. The map documents numerous riverfront sites including Liverpool Landing, Wilson and Screws Landing, and Sestos Landing, reflecting an era of heavy reliance on the Yazoo River for regional connectivity. Away from the riverbanks, the terrain is defined by low-lying wetlands and oxbows such as Dump Lake and Potato Hill Bayou. Local genealogy is well-served by the inclusion of several family and community burial grounds, including Henry Cem in the west and a cluster of sites near Mechanicsburg, such as Hamblin Cem and Mount Olivet Cem. This spatial arrangement of landings and cemeteries reveals the settlement patterns of a landscape shaped by both the river's path and agricultural development.