1980s Maps of Lafayette County, Mississippi

Explore 17 historic maps of Lafayette County from the 1980s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1980s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

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Lafayette County, MS maps

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  1. 1980 Map of Coles Point, 1981 Print
    1980 Map of Coles Point, 1981 Print
    1980 Coles Point
    1981 Print · USGS
    Lafayette and Panola counties are shown during the 1980s as the regional landscape adjusted to the presence of the Sardis reservoir. You can trace family roots and old land patterns through features like Emery Cem, Spring Hill Ch, and the high ground of Carter Mountain.

  2. 1980 Map of Thaxton, 1981 Print
    1980 Map of Thaxton, 1981 Print
    1980 Thaxton
    1981 Print · USGS
    Northeast Mississippi during the late seventies reveals a landscape of small agricultural hubs and national forest land. Researchers can pinpoint rural congregations and family cemeteries like Sand Spring Ch, Bellvue Ch, and Laodicea Cem.

  3. 1980 Map of Splinter, 1981 Print
    1980 Map of Splinter, 1981 Print
    1980 Splinter
    1981 Print · USGS
    Lafayette and Panola counties appear here in the early eighties as a landscape of rural crossroads and wooded hills. Genealogists can trace ancestral sites like Browning Cem, Acree Hill Ch, and the community of Orwood.

  4. 1980 Map of Oxford South, 1981 Print
    1980 Map of Oxford South, 1981 Print
    1980 Oxford South
    1981 Print · USGS
    Oxford and the University of Mississippi expanded southward during the late seventies as the surrounding landscape remained a mix of rural valley and rail corridor. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Craig Cem, New Hope Ch, and the high point at Thacker Mountain.
    2 unique versions available

  5. 1980 Map of Puskus Lake, 1981 Print
    1980 Map of Puskus Lake, 1981 Print
    1980 Puskus Lake
    1981 Print · USGS
    Lafayette and Marshall counties were largely wooded and rural at the start of the eighties, defined by the Holly Springs National Forest. Researchers can find numerous family-centric sites like Shiloh Cem, Jefferson Cem, and the settlement of Cambridge.

  6. 1980 Map of Oxford North, 1981 Print
    1980 Map of Oxford North, 1981 Print
    1980 Oxford North
    1981 Print · USGS
    Lafayette County in the early eighties shows the northern approach to the university town alongside the waters of the Sardis Lake reservoir. Genealogists can trace family roots through several local landmarks like College Hill, St Peter Cem, and Hammitt Hill Ch.
    2 unique versions available

  7. 1980 Map of Etta, 1981 Print
    1980 Map of Etta, 1981 Print
    1980 Etta
    1981 Print · USGS
    Northeast Mississippi’s river bottoms and timberlands are well-preserved here in the early eighties, just as modern infrastructure began to weave through the forest. Genealogists can trace family footprints through numerous rural landmarks like West Union Sch, Salem Ch, and Friendship Cem.

  8. 1980 Map of Denmark, 1981 Print
    1980 Map of Denmark, 1981 Print
    1980 Denmark
    1981 Print · USGS
    Lafayette County was still largely defined by its forested hills and river bottoms in the early eighties. Genealogists can trace family footprints through rural sites like Denmark Ch, Cornish, and the numerous small burial grounds including Spring Hill Cem.

  9. 1980 Map of Yocona, 1981 Print
    1980 Map of Yocona, 1981 Print
    1980 Yocona
    1981 Print · USGS
    Lafayette County in the early eighties shows a landscape of river bottoms and timberlands south of Oxford. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Kingdom Cem, Union Grove Ch, and the settlement of Altus.

  10. 1980 Map of Bagley Lake, 1981 Print
    1980 Map of Bagley Lake, 1981 Print
    1980 Bagley Lake
    1981 Print · USGS
    Lafayette County enters the 1980s as a landscape of timbered national forest and quiet rural crossroads. Genealogists can trace family footprints across numerous historic sites including Cedar Grove Cem, Jefferson Chapel, and the community of McLarty.

  11. 1982 Map of Bethlehem, 1983 Print
    1982 Map of Bethlehem, 1983 Print
    1982 Bethlehem
    1983 Print · USGS
    Northern Mississippi in the early eighties shows a landscape of timbered forest and river bottomlands. Trace family roots through rural landmarks like Bethlehem, the Macedonia Cem, and several country churches including Mt Olive Ch.

  12. 1982 Map of Hickory Flat, 1983 Print
    1982 Map of Hickory Flat, 1983 Print
    1982 Hickory Flat
    1983 Print · USGS
    Benton and Union counties in the early 1980s are defined here by rural rail towns and the deep woods of the Holly Springs National Forest. Researchers can locate legacy family sites and landmarks like Amaziah Ch, Old Myrtle, and the Myrtle Lookout Tower.

  13. 1982 Map of Malone, 1983 Print
    1982 Map of Malone, 1983 Print
    1982 Malone
    1983 Print · USGS
    Marshall County's river valleys and the northern reaches of the lake are captured here in the early 1980s. Local historians can trace old community centers like Malone and Spraggins alongside historic sites like Ebenezer Cem and Mt Maria Ch.

  14. 1983 Map of Water Valley West
    1983 Map of Water Valley West
    1983 Water Valley West
    1983 Print · USGS
    Water Valley and the eastern shore of Enid Lake are shown in the early eighties as the region balanced its reservoir-based recreation with long-standing rural communities. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Camp Ground Cem, Big Springs Ch, and Sylva Rena Cem.

  15. 1983 Map of Water Valley East
    1983 Map of Water Valley East
    1983 Water Valley East
    1983 Print · USGS
    The hills of north-central Mississippi are mapped here in the early eighties, centered on the tri-county borders of Lafayette, Yalobusha, and Calhoun. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous country landmarks like South Hopewell Ch, Oak Ridge Cem, and Wyatt Chapel Cem.

  16. 1984 Map of Tupelo
    1984 Map of Tupelo
    1984 Tupelo
    1984 Print · USGS
    North Mississippi in the 1980s is defined by its massive river basin reservoirs and the growing regional hubs of Tupelo and Oxford. Researchers can trace the legacy of the Pontotoc Ridge, find the University of Mississippi, and map early Interstate corridors near Sardis Lake.
    3 unique versions available

  17. 1984 Map of Oxford, 1985 Print
    1984 Map of Oxford, 1985 Print
    1984 Oxford
    1985 Print · USGS
    Oxford and its surrounding hill country are captured in the mid-eighties as university life and rural industry intersected. Genealogists and historians can trace rail lines like the ST LOUIS-SAN FRANCISCO RY and locate old rural centers such as College Hill Sta and Lafayette Springs.

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