1970s Maps of Marion County, Mississippi

1. 1970 Map of Columbia South, 1972 Print

   

   1970 Columbia South

   1972 Print · USGS

   Marion County's river-bottom landscape comes alive in the early seventies, centered on the winding Pearl River south of Columbia. Genealogists and local historians can locate early settlements like Foxworth and Pickwick, or trace the grounds of St Paul Ch and Sunflower Ch Cem.

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4. 1970 Map of Sandy Hook NW, 1972 Print

   

   1970 Sandy Hook NW

   1972 Print · USGS

   The rural borderlands of Marion and Walthall Counties are captured here in the early seventies, centered on the community of Foxworth. Genealogists and historians can trace local landmarks like Kokomo Sch, Terrys Chapel, and the Fernwood Columbia and Gulf railroad.

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7. 1970 Map of Kokomo, 1972 Print

   

   1970 Kokomo

   1972 Print · USGS

   The rural border of Marion and Walthall counties is captured here in the early 1970s, showing a landscape of timber-land settlements and rising energy infrastructure. Researchers can trace family roots through Magees Creek Ch, Boyd Cem, and the community at Kokomo.

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10. 1970 Map of Bunker Hill, 1972 Print

    

    1970 Bunker Hill

    1972 Print · USGS

    Jefferson Davis and Marion counties appear here during the transition into the 1970s, a period of quiet rural industry and established community life. Genealogists can trace family roots through several local burial grounds and churches, including Old Bassfield Cem, Thompson Chapel Cem, and Shorts Chapel.

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13. 1970 Map of Darbun, 1972 Print

    

    1970 Darbun

    1972 Print · USGS

    South Mississippi’s rural crossroads come into focus during the early seventies, where the borders of three counties meet. Researchers can trace family history through a concentration of country churches and burial grounds like Sartinville Ch, Darbun Ch, and Sauls Valley Cem.

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16. 1970 Map of Dexter, 1972 Print

    

    1970 Dexter

    1972 Print · USGS

    Walthall County, Mississippi, and Washington Parish, Louisiana, meet in this early 1970s survey of a landscape shaped by petroleum and timber. Genealogists and researchers can locate family sites like Fortenberry Cem and old rural churches such as Centerville Ch and Mt Olive Ch.

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19. 1970 Map of Morgantown, 1972 Print

    

    1970 Morgantown

    1972 Print · USGS

    Marion County at the start of the 1970s is a landscape of winding river bends and rural industry centered on the Pearl River. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of communities like Morgantown and White Bluff, as well as rural landmarks like Mt Sinai Ch.

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22. 1970 Map of Oak Vale, 1972 Print

    

    1970 Oak Vale

    1972 Print · USGS

    Jefferson Davis County and the Pearl River basin are shown here in the early seventies as a hub of rail transit and rural industry. Researchers can trace the Illinois Central railroad through Oak Vale or locate historic sites like Hepzibah Ch and Bourne Cem.

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25. 1970 Map of Columbia North, 1972 Print

    

    1970 Columbia North

    1972 Print · USGS

    Columbia was expanding into the Marion County hills during the late sixties, a period of transition between its rail-river roots and modern infrastructure. Researchers can trace family sites at Harmony Ch and Pope Cem or locate the old Drive-in Theater.

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28. 1970 Map of Tilton, 1972 Print

    

    1970 Tilton

    1972 Print · USGS

    Lawrence County during the late Vietnam era was defined by the winding Pearl River and its busy rail lines. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations near Robinwood, Chinalee Ch, and the Bozeman Cem.

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31. 1970 Map of Sandy Hook, 1972 Print

    

    1970 Sandy Hook

    1972 Print · USGS

    The Pearl River floodplain at the Mississippi-Louisiana border was a landscape of winding oxbows and rural rail lines during the 1970s. Genealogists can trace family names through numerous burial grounds like Warren Cem and Capp Cem, or locate landmarks such as Sandy Hook and the Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad.

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34. 1974 Map of Bassfield, 1978 Print

    

    1974 Bassfield

    1978 Print · USGS

    Jefferson Davis County and the surrounding timberlands appear in the mid-1970s as a landscape of rural churches and family homesteads. Trace the Illinois Central Gulf rail line past Bassfield or locate family sites like McPhail Cem and Raybourn Cem.

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37. 1976 Map of Bogalusa NE, 1977 Print

    

    1976 Bogalusa NE

    1977 Print · USGS

    The timberlands and river bottoms of Washington Parish are captured here in the mid-1970s. Local researchers can trace the rural landscape between Angie and Varnado, including the deep oxbows along the Pearl River.

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