1960s Maps of Lamar County, Mississippi

1. 1960 Map of Mobile

   

   1960 Mobile

   1960 Print · USGS

   The Gulf Coast at the dawn of the sixties shows a landscape of busy ports, military airbases, and barrier islands. Trace the rail lines of the Louisville & Nashville through BILOXI and Pascagoula or find family history in towns like Bayou La Batre and Poplarville.

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4. 1963 Map of Mobile

   

   1963 Mobile

   1963 Print · USGS

   The Gulf Coast at the dawn of the sixties shows a thriving maritime and military corridor from Louisiana to Alabama. Genealogists and historians can trace rail lines like the Louisville & Nashville RR and find landmarks from Brookley AFB to Fort Morgan.

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7. 1963 Map of Rock Hill, 1965 Print

   

   1963 Rock Hill

   1965 Print · USGS

   Deep in the Mississippi piney woods during the early sixties, this area shows a landscape defined by timber and rural faith. Researchers can trace family names and local landmarks like Rock Hill, Anderson Cem, and the Rock Hill Lookout Tower.

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10. 1964 Map of Purvis, 1965 Print

    

    1964 Purvis

    1965 Print · USGS

    Purvis and the surrounding Lamar County countryside are captured here in the mid-1960s as a region of timbered ridges and rail-side industry. Researchers can trace family roots at Mt Hebron Ch Cem or explore the early operations at the Black Creek Refinery.

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13. 1964 Map of Hattiesburg, 1965 Print

    

    1964 Hattiesburg

    1965 Print · USGS

    Hattiesburg flourished as a vital railway and educational crossroads in the mid-1960s. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of the University of Southern Mississippi and find vanished sites like Dixie Pine and Bonhomie.

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16. 1964 Map of Lumberton, 1968 Print

    

    1964 Lumberton

    1968 Print · USGS

    Lumberton and its surrounding South Mississippi piney woods are captured here in the early sixties as rural life centered on timber and the rail. Genealogy researchers can trace family landmarks like Wells Town, Talowah, and several local burial sites including Slade Cem.

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19. 1965 Map of Mobile

    

    1965 Mobile

    1965 Print · USGS

    The Gulf Coast at mid-century reveals a landscape of expanding ports and vital military installations from Louisiana to Alabama. Genealogists and historians can trace the growth of Biloxi, Pascagoula, and Mobile, alongside the sprawling De Soto National Forest.

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22. 1965 Map of Hattiesburg SW, 1966 Print

    

    1965 Hattiesburg SW

    1966 Print · USGS

    Lamar County in the mid-sixties shows the transition from rural timberland to growing communities along the MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL railroad. Researchers can trace family sites at Grantham Cem or explore early developments around Hennington Lake and Oak Grove.

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25. 1965 Map of Dixie, 1966 Print

    

    1965 Dixie

    1966 Print · USGS

    Forrest and Lamar Counties are captured here in the mid-sixties, a time of transition between traditional rail routes and new interstate interchanges. Local historians can trace family roots through sites like Dixie Cem, Whites Chapel, and the Mineral Springs Church.

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28. 1965 Map of Sanford, 1966 Print

    

    1965 Sanford

    1966 Print · USGS

    In the mid-sixties, the confluence of Bowie Creek and Okatoma Creek anchored a rural landscape of dispersed settlements and rail-side hamlets. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like Byrd Cem and Lott Cem near the Illinois Central line.

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31. 1969 Map of Baxterville SW, 1971 Print

    

    1969 Baxterville SW

    1971 Print · USGS

    The Pearl River bottomlands and the sprawling Baxterville Oil and Gas Field meet here in the late sixties. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural roots at Sweet Home Ch, Howard Cem, and the small settlement of Rawls.

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34. 1969 Map of Baxterville, 1971 Print

    

    1969 Baxterville

    1971 Print · USGS

    South Mississippi's piney woods were a landscape of industry and tradition in the late sixties, centered on the Baxterville Oil and Gas Field. Researchers can trace old family footprints at Pleasant Home Ch or follow the legacy of the timber era along the old Railroad Grade.

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37. 1969 Map of Baxterville NE, 1971 Print

    

    1969 Baxterville NE

    1971 Print · USGS

    Lamar County's rural backcountry is documented here during the late sixties, showing a landscape shaped by creek branches and small congregations. Researchers can locate the Lamar Lookout Tower, trace the Old Railroad Grade, or find family roots near Greenville Ch and Bay Creek Ch.

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40. 1969 Map of Pinebur, 1971 Print

    

    1969 Pinebur

    1971 Print · USGS

    Marion and Lamar Counties were primarily rural and forest-bound in the late sixties, centered on the Hugh L White Game Reserve. Genealogists and historians can trace the local landscape through landmarks like Breakfield Cem, Hollywood Spring, and the small community of Pinebur.

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