1930s Maps of Bolivar County, Mississippi

1. 1930 Map of Mellwood

   

   1930 Mellwood

   1930 Print · USGS

   The Mississippi Delta's shifting banks and rail-tied settlements are frozen in time just before the great mid-century levee expansions. Trace the history of the 1910s floods via the Ferguson Crevasse and locate river-dependent towns like Mellwood and Deeson.

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4. 1931 Map of Drew

   

   1931 Drew

   1931 Print · USGS

   Sunflower County's agricultural and social landscape is meticulously detailed in the early 1930s, centering on the communities of Mound Bayou and Drew. Researchers can trace the layout of the State Penitentiary Reservation and numerous country churches like Beautiful Star Ch and Shady Grove Ch.

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7. 1933 Map of Lamont

   

   1933 Lamont

   1933 Print · USGS

   The Mississippi River delta in the early 1930s is captured here just after the historic floods of the previous decade. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of Arkansas City, locate rural sites like Eutaw Store, and follow the tracks of the Mo Pac RR.

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10. 1934 Map of Cleveland

    

    1934 Cleveland

    1934 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi Delta in the early thirties was a bustling landscape of rail-connected plantation towns and rural schools. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous sites like Boyer Cem, the Doddsville Industrial Institute, and the historic Dockery community.

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13. 1935 Map of Clarksdale

    

    1935 Clarksdale

    1935 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi Delta's cotton country is captured here in the mid-1930s as the rail-and-river economy flourished. Genealogists can locate numerous rural landmarks like the Rosenwald Sch, Stoverville, and old church sites such as Beautiful Zion Ch.

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16. 1935 Map of Mound Bayou

    

    1935 Mound Bayou

    1935 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi Delta's agricultural and social landscape is captured here in the mid-1930s as local communities thrived along the rail lines. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Pilgrims Rest Ch or trace the extensive camp system of the State Reservation.

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19. 1939 Map of Henrico, 1941 Print

    

    1939 Henrico

    1941 Print · USGS

    The river bottomlands of the Arkansas delta are mapped here in the late 1930s as flood control efforts reshaped the basin. Genealogists can trace early landmarks like Fairview Ch & Sch, Henrico Cem, and the small settlement at Lagrue Springs.

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22. 1939 Map of Pace, 1942 Print

    

    1939 Pace

    1942 Print · USGS

    Bolivar County in the late 1930s is a landscape of thriving Delta towns and extensive plantation land. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Kirks Plantation, the Beulah Cem, and rural churches such as Pitts Chapel and Macedonia Ch.

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25. 1939 Map of Clarksdale, 1943 Print

    

    1939 Clarksdale

    1943 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi Delta's agricultural and social landscape is captured here during the late 1930s. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous local landmarks, including the Rosenwald Sch, Beautiful Zion Ch, and rural stations like Beverly Davenport Sta.

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28. 1939 Map of Big Island, 1945 Print

    

    1939 Big Island

    1945 Print · USGS

    The confluence of the White, Arkansas, and Mississippi Rivers is captured here in the late 1930s, showing a land defined by shifting channels and strategic landings. Researchers can trace the river economy through Campbell Ferry and Pleasant Green Ch & Cem near Rosedale.

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31. 1939 Map of Mellwood, 1946 Print

    

    1939 Mellwood

    1946 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi River Delta of the late thirties reveals a landscape of massive levee projects and rail-dependent river towns. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous rural church sites and burial grounds like Jerusalem Ch & Cem, St Joseph Ch & Cem, and the unique Laconia Circle.

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34. 1939 Map of Lamont, 1961 Print

    

    1939 Lamont

    1961 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi Delta in the late thirties reveals a landscape in transition as engineering cut-offs reshaped the river's path. Researchers can locate vanished landings like Monterey Ldg, trace the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley rail line, and find rural centers like Morning Star Ch & Sch.

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37. 1939 Map of Choctaw, 1965 Print

    

    1939 Choctaw

    1965 Print · USGS

    Bolivar County and Washington County are captured here at the end of the 1930s, showing a Delta landscape transformed by drainage canals and rail. You can trace early twentieth-century settlement patterns through landmarks like Mt Olive Ch, the Illinois Central Railroad corridor, and the community at Shaw.

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