1931 Map of Sumner

Transportation follows the waterways and the Mississippi Valley and Yazoo rail line, connecting agricultural hubs like Webb, Glendora, and Rome. Numerous brakes and sloughs, such as Horseshoe Brake and Deep Slough, pattern the terrain, illustrating the complex drainage of the delta before modern large-scale engineering fully altered the natural hydrology. This map serves as an essential record for tracing family names associated with the dozens of local churches, like Sturdevant Chapel and Smith Chapel, that once formed the social core of these communities.