1940s Maps of Abbeville, Mississippi

Explore 7 historic maps of Abbeville from the 1940s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1940s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

Whether you're researching your family's past, planning a metal detecting trip, or studying how Abbeville's landscape evolved across the 1940s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.

  • Focus on a specific era: All maps on this page are from the 1940s, giving you a focused view of this time period.
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Start exploring Abbeville's history through authentic maps from the 1940s. This is your window into the past.


Abbeville, MS maps

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  1. 1940 Map of Oxford, 1956 Print
    1940 Map of Oxford, 1956 Print
    1940 Oxford
    1956 Print · USGS
    Lafayette County was undergoing a major landscape shift in the 1940s as the Sardis Reservoir took shape northwest of Oxford. Researchers can trace the early layout of the University of Mississippi and dozens of rural landmarks like Pearly Gate Ch and College Hill Sta.
    2 unique versions available

  2. 1942 Map of Denmark, 1973 Print
    1942 Map of Denmark, 1973 Print
    1942 Denmark
    1973 Print · USGS
    Lafayette County was a landscape of small timber stands and creek-bottom farms during the early 1940s. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous local landmarks like Lafayette Springs Sch, Bethel Ch, and Jefferson Cem.

  3. 1943 Map of Denmark
    1943 Map of Denmark
    1943 Denmark
    1943 Print · USGS
    Lafayette County was a landscape of small schools and forest lookouts in the years during the Second World War. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous rural landmarks like Lafayette Springs, Denmark Sch, and Shiloh Cem.
    3 unique versions available

  4. 1943 Map of Oxford
    1943 Map of Oxford
    1943 Oxford
    1943 Print · USGS
    Lafayette County during the early years of the Second World War shows the transformation of the Tallahatchie valley as the Sardis Reservoir begins to dominate the north. Researchers can trace the rural infrastructure of the era through sites like Spring Hill Sch & Ch, the Illinois Central tracks, and the University of Mississippi.
    2 unique versions available

  5. 1944 Map of Tyro, 1964 Print
    1944 Map of Tyro, 1964 Print
    1944 Tyro
    1964 Print · USGS
    Mississippi's hill country met a changing river landscape in the mid-1940s as the Sardis Reservoir took shape. Genealogists can trace hundreds of family landmarks, from Harmontown to local institutions like St Josephs Ch & Sch and Lammey Fam Cem.

  6. 1944 Map of Potts Camp, 1973 Print
    1944 Map of Potts Camp, 1973 Print
    1944 Potts Camp
    1973 Print · USGS
    Marshall County's rural landscape is captured here during the mid-1940s, highlighting the area's transition between the national forest and the Tallahatchie valley. Researchers can trace family sites at St Pauls Ch & Cem, the community at Potts Camp, and early engineering like the Tallahatchie Canal.

  7. 1945 Map of Potts Camp, 1964 Print
    1945 Map of Potts Camp, 1964 Print
    1945 Potts Camp
    1964 Print · USGS
    North Mississippi's rural timber and farm country comes into focus in the mid-1940s, just as the local landscape was being reshaped by large-scale flood control projects. Genealogists can locate family landmarks such as Bethany Ch & Cem, the Winborn Lookout Tower, and small settlements like Cornersville and Malone.

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