2012 Map of Tyro

About this map

Sardis Lake anchors the southern edge of this Mississippi landscape, where the northern reaches of the reservoir meet the bottomlands of Lafomby Cr. The rural character of Lafayette and Tate Counties is defined by a network of small settlements such as Tyro, Harmontown, and Teckville, each connected by winding country roads like Thyatira Tyro Rd and Wyatte Tyro Rd. For genealogists and local historians, the sheet is particularly valuable for its density of burial sites. Over a dozen cemeteries are documented, ranging from the Independence Cem in the northwest to Free Springs Cem and Fulmer Cem near the lake. The terrain is deeply etched by a drainage system including Greasy Cr and Blackwater Cr, reflecting a landscape that has long been shaped by these waterways and the small farming communities that grew up between them.