2015 Map of Stanley

About this map

Gayoso and the agricultural lands of southern Pemiscot County are defined by a complex network of drainage canals and the shifting hydrology of the Mississippi River. This landscape, documented in the mid-2010s, reveals a territory shaped by reclamation, where features like Ditch Number 23 and Ditch Number 25 manage the low-lying terrain near the Tennessee border. Small settlements such as Stancil, Stanley, and Netherlands are connected by a grid of county roads, with Interstate 55 slicing through the center of the sheet. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family and community burial grounds, including Ross Cemetery, Stancil Cemetery, Dry Bayou Cemetery, and Averill Cemetery. The presence of Sandy Hook Bar and Robinson Lake further illustrates the river's historical influence on this borderland geography, where state lines and waterway channels meet.