2024 Map of Tyro

About this map

Sardis Lake dominates the southeastern corner of this landscape, where the northern reaches of the reservoir meet the varied terrain of the Mississippi hill country. The map documents a rural network of small communities including Tyro, Harmontown, and Glenville, each anchored by historical anchors like the Tyro Church and the Harmontown Baptist Church. The area is notably dense with family and community burial grounds, such as Mount Patient Cem, Mount Peryn Cem, and Independence M B Church Cem, providing a detailed record for genealogical research in this multi-county border region where Tate, Marshall, Panola, and Lafayette counties converge. Waterways like Lafomby Creek and James Wolf Canal define the drainage patterns that shaped local settlement, while a web of secondary roads like Thyatra Tyro Rd and Looxahoma Tyro Rd connect the scattered homesteads and farming tracts of the early 21st century.