Vernon serves as a primary hub in this portion of Lamar County, anchoring a landscape defined by the drainage basins of Watson Cr and Cut Bank Cr. The area is notably dense with small family and community burial grounds, such as Springfield Cem and New Hope Cem, which provide significant points of interest for genealogical research in this border region near the Mississippi-Alabama state line. The settlement at Bedford sits west of several water bodies, including William Phillips Lake and B B Box Lake, reflecting a rural economy tied to the land and local waterways. A network of local roads like Shake Rag Rd and Military Grove Rd connects these disparate communities and cemeteries, tracing the historical movement patterns across the rolling terrain between Sulligent Lake and the southern reaches of the quadrangle.
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1953 · West Point
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · West Point
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1960 · Caledonia
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1963 · West Point
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1966 · Greenwood Springs
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1966 · Amory SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1967 · Sulligent
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1967 · Beaverton
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1967 · Hightogy
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1967 · Sulligent SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000