Old Maps of Issaquena County, Mississippi for Metal Detecting

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Issaquena County, MS maps

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  1. 1909 Map of Lake Providence
    1909 Map of Lake Providence
    1909 Lake Providence
    1909 Print · USGS
    East Carroll Parish at the turn of the century shows a landscape of expansive plantations and river commerce centered on the great oxbow. Genealogists and historians can locate family estates like Way Way Plantation or trace community roots at Good Hope Church and Watersheta School.
    2 unique versions available

  2. 1909 Map of Wilsons Point
    1909 Map of Wilsons Point
    1909 Wilsons Point
    1909 Print · USGS
    East Carroll Parish at the height of the river trade era reveals a landscape of alluvial points and levee-protected settlements. Genealogists and researchers can trace land tracts near Wilsons Point, the Morning Star Church, and the riverfront at Cottonwood.
    2 unique versions available

  3. 1909 Map of Millikin
    1909 Map of Millikin
    1909 Millikin
    1909 Print · USGS
    East Carroll Parish at the turn of the century reveals a landscape of large riverside estates and early rail infrastructure. Researchers can trace family history through sites like Ashton Plantation, find old commercial hubs like the Bells of the Bend Store, or locate vanished landmarks like Millikin School.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1911 Map of Lake Providence
    1911 Map of Lake Providence
    1911 Lake Providence
    1911 Print · USGS
    Louisiana's Mississippi River delta region comes into sharp focus during the early 1910s, centered on the strategic oxbow lake at the parish seat. Genealogists and historians can trace family landholdings at Belle Mead Plantation or locate local landmarks like Winterfield School and Cane Ridge Church.
    2 unique versions available

  5. 1913 Map of Wilson Point
    1913 Map of Wilson Point
    1913 Wilson Point
    1913 Print · USGS
    East Carroll Parish at the height of the levee-building era shows a landscape defined by the shifting banks of the Mississippi River. Researchers can trace the riverfront settlements at Wilson Point and Cottonwood, or locate the Morning Star Church near the water.

  6. 1918 Map of Vicksburg
    1918 Map of Vicksburg
    1918 Vicksburg
    1918 Print · USGS
    Vicksburg and the Mississippi River bluffs are shown in great detail during the early twentieth century. Researchers can locate Civil War landmarks like Grants Canal and Vicksburg National Military Park or trace family roots near Blakeley and Cedars.
    4 unique versions available

  7. 1939 Map of Onward
    1939 Map of Onward
    1939 Onward
    1939 Print · USGS
    The Mississippi Delta in the late 1930s shows a landscape of river-bend settlements and bayou-side commerce before modern infrastructure took hold. You can trace the Illinois Central railroad through Smedes and Kelso or locate family landmarks like Haynes Bluff and the Lumber Yard at Valley Park.
    3 unique versions available

  8. 1939 Map of Lorenzen, 1941 Print
    1939 Map of Lorenzen, 1941 Print
    1939 Lorenzen
    1941 Print · USGS
    Sharkey County at the end of the Depression era is a intricate landscape of rail junctions and Delta waterways. Genealogists and researchers can trace local landmarks like Mont Helena, the Indian Mound at Grace, and rural stations such as Riverside Jct and Lorenzen.
    2 unique versions available

  9. 1939 Map of Readland, 1942 Print
    1939 Map of Readland, 1942 Print
    1939 Readland
    1942 Print · USGS
    The tri-state delta country comes alive in this late Depression-era survey of the Mississippi riverfront. Genealogists and historians can trace numerous rural congregations and landings, from the Graymound Cem to Lakeport Ldg and Daniels Chapel Shiloh Ch.
    3 unique versions available

  10. 1939 Map of Alsatia, 1953 Print
    1939 Map of Alsatia, 1953 Print
    1939 Alsatia
    1953 Print · USGS
    The river-driven landscape of the Louisiana and Mississippi border is shown here during a period of massive hydraulic engineering. Researchers can trace the shifting river channel and rail-stop settlements like Alsatia, Fitler PO, and Sondheimer.
    2 unique versions available

  11. 1939 Map of Mayersville, 1964 Print
    1939 Map of Mayersville, 1964 Print
    1939 Mayersville
    1964 Print · USGS
    The Mississippi River meanders between Louisiana and Mississippi in the late 1930s, showing a landscape defined by dramatic cut-offs and levee engineering. Genealogists and researchers can locate landmarks like Rose Hall, the Indian Mound, and rural congregations at Mt Olive Ch.

  12. 1939 Map of Swan Lake, 1966 Print
    1939 Map of Swan Lake, 1966 Print
    1939 Swan Lake
    1966 Print · USGS
    The Mississippi Delta's intricate water and rail networks are captured here during the late 1930s. Researchers can locate numerous plantation-era settlements and landmarks including Indian Mounds, the community of Nitta Yuma, and the grounds of Leroy Percy State Park.

  13. 1940 Map of Mechanicsburg, 1947 Print
    1940 Map of Mechanicsburg, 1947 Print
    1940 Mechanicsburg
    1947 Print · USGS
    The Yazoo River Delta in the early 1940s reveals a landscape defined by steamboat landings and the edge of the Loess Bluffs. Researchers can trace historic river access points like Enola Ldg and Miller Ldg or locate the early footprints of Satartia and Mechanicsburg.
    2 unique versions available

  14. 1941 Map of Vicksburg, 1946 Print
    1941 Map of Vicksburg, 1946 Print
    1941 Vicksburg
    1946 Print · USGS
    Vicksburg and its riverfront were entering the war years when this survey was updated, documenting a landscape of strategic waterway engineering. Genealogists can trace family roots at Redwood, Beechwood, or Culkin Academy and locate the National Cem.
    3 unique versions available

  15. 1953 Map of Greenwood, 1966 Print
    1953 Map of Greenwood, 1966 Print
    1953 Greenwood
    1966 Print · USGS
    The Mississippi Delta in the mid-fifties is captured here as a thriving network of river towns, railroads, and oxbow lakes. Researchers can trace the legacy of the Illinois Central Railroad and locate landmarks like the State Penal Farm and Greenville Air Force Base.
    5 unique versions available

  16. 1955 Map of Jackson
    1955 Map of Jackson
    1955 Jackson
    1955 Print · USGS
    The Lower Mississippi Valley at the middle of the century reveals a landscape of deep river meanders and growing rail hubs. Genealogists and historians can trace the mid-century footprints of Vicksburg National Military Park, old river landings at Port Gibson, and the rail corridors of the Illinois Central Railroad.
    3 unique versions available

  17. 1956 Map of Greenwood
    1956 Map of Greenwood
    1956 Greenwood
    1956 Print · USGS
    The Mississippi Delta in the mid-fifties is captured here during a period of significant military and agricultural activity. Researchers can trace the rail lines of the Illinois Central RR, find the Greenville Air Force Base, or locate the State Penal Farm.

  18. 1961 Map of Jackson
    1961 Map of Jackson
    1961 Jackson
    1961 Print · USGS
    The Lower Mississippi Delta and the state capital area are captured here during the post-war era of infrastructure expansion. Researchers can trace the complex river oxbows and rail lines connecting Vicksburg, Yazoo City, and the Illinois Central Railroad network.

  19. 1962 Map of Jackson
    1962 Map of Jackson
    1962 Jackson
    1962 Print · USGS
    The Mississippi Delta and the state capital region are mapped here in the early sixties, showing a landscape defined by the great river and the growing city of JACKSON. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous landmarks like Cedar Hill Cem, rural stops on the Illinois Central RR, and historic sites like Champion Hill.
    2 unique versions available

  20. 1962 Map of Redwood, 1963 Print
    1962 Map of Redwood, 1963 Print
    1962 Redwood
    1963 Print · USGS
    Warren County at the start of the 1960s shows a landscape of river-bottom commerce and Civil War history. Genealogists and historians can trace the Old Indian Treaty Boundary or locate St James Ch and the Site of Fort St Peter.
    3 unique versions available

  21. 1962 Map of Long Lake, 1963 Print
    1962 Map of Long Lake, 1963 Print
    1962 Long Lake
    1963 Print · USGS
    The riverlands of Warren County were undergoing a major industrial transformation in the early sixties. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of the Vicksburg Industrial Harbor and locate local landmarks like Pilgrims Rest Ch and Browns Point.
    3 unique versions available

  22. 1963 Map of Mechanicsburg, 1965 Print
    1963 Map of Mechanicsburg, 1965 Print
    1963 Mechanicsburg
    1965 Print · USGS
    The Yazoo Delta and its surrounding bluffs are shown in the early sixties as a landscape of river landings and rural parishes. Researchers can trace family history through Satartia, Mechanicsburg, and numerous rural churches like Germania El Bethel Ch or Lynch Chapel.

  23. 1963 Map of Onward, 1965 Print
    1963 Map of Onward, 1965 Print
    1963 Onward
    1965 Print · USGS
    The Mississippi Delta lowlands appear in detail in the early sixties, showing the rail-and-river network before modern land-use changes. Genealogists can trace family names through rural landmarks like Rock of Mt Zion Ch, Valley Park, and the Cement Plant at Haynes Bluff.
    3 unique versions available

  24. 1964 Map of Vicksburg
    1964 Map of Vicksburg
    1964 Vicksburg
    1964 Print · USGS
    Vicksburg and the Mississippi River loops are shown here in the mid-1960s, capturing a landscape defined by historic channel shifts and flood control efforts. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous local landmarks like Culkin Academy, Redwood, and Mt Shiloh Ch.
    2 unique versions available

  25. 1964 Map of Lorenzen, 1966 Print
    1964 Map of Lorenzen, 1966 Print
    1964 Lorenzen
    1966 Print · USGS
    The Mississippi Delta's intricate bayou network is meticulously detailed here during the mid-1960s. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through numerous landmarks like St Michaels Ch, Elmwood Cem, and the old rail stop at Riverside Junction.
    2 unique versions available

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