
The Mississippi River shapes the western boundary of this landscape, where the shifting riverbed has created distinct features like Reid-Bedford Bend and the Diamond Island Cutoff. Moving inland from the swampy lowlands of Hennesseys Bayou and Big Bogue Desha, the terrain rises into the loess bluffs south of Vicksburg. This transition zone is marked by small settlements such as Yokena, Le Tourneau, and Simrall, which are connected by a network of local routes including Redbone Rd and Jeff Davis Rd.
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1909 · Mound
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1910 · Mound
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1918 · Vicksburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Talla Bena
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Yokena
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1941 · Vicksburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · Jackson
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1961 · Jackson
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1962 · Jackson
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1962 · Vicksburg West
USGS Topo · 1:24,000