2024 Map of Stronghope

About this map

The winding courses of Bahala Creek and Little Bahala Creek define the rural character of this borderland between Copiah and Lincoln counties. Established community nodes like Stronghope and Sand Hill appear as small clusters of settlement within a landscape heavily crisscrossed by timber-access routes and local lanes. The presence of numerous family-named landmarks and rural congregations, including the Little Bahala Baptist Church and Franklin Chapel, points to the region's deep-rooted social fabric. Genealogists will find particular value in the distribution of family and church burial grounds across the quadrangle, from the Stronghope Cem in the north to the Warren Cem and Thompson Cem further south. These features, alongside small place names like Woolworth and Rafn, highlight the persistence of small-scale rural hamlets throughout the early 21st century.