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2020 Map of Yokena

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Yokena
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Mississippi River forms a complex boundary along the western edge of this landscape, where the Diamond Island Cutoff and significant bends like Bedford Bend and Oak Bend demonstrate the shifting nature of the river's path. Further east, the terrain transitions from low-lying wetlands and bayous, including Hennesseys Bayou and Paces Bayou, into the more elevated ridges where the settlements of Yokena, Le Tourneau, and Simrall are established. This topography historically influenced settlement patterns, concentrating population centers along north-south corridors like Glass Rd and away from the flood-prone Campbell Swamp.

Family history is preserved across the area in several small burial grounds, including Mount Giving Cem and Beard Cem, while the northern portion shows the southern outskirts of Vicksburg near the Vicksburg Municipal Airport. In the south, the Big Black River snakes through the landscape, marking the boundary with Claiborne County. The map provides a look at the dense network of local roads such as Redbone Rd and Hankinson Rd that connect rural homesteads and agricultural tracts across this Mississippi riverfront region.