1980s Maps of Sharkey County, Mississippi

1. 1984 Map of Yazoo City

   

   1984 Yazoo City

   1984 Print · USGS

   The Mississippi Delta and loess bluffs meet in the mid-eighties as the Yazoo River snakes through a dense network of wildlife areas and rail lines. Researchers can trace rural life and drainage history through small communities like Holly Bluff, Mechanicsburg, and Satartia.

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4. 1984 Map of Indianola, 1985 Print

   

   1984 Indianola

   1985 Print · USGS

   The Mississippi Delta of the mid-1980s reveals a landscape of fertile bottomlands shaped by the Sunflower River and Yazoo River. Researchers can trace the rail-and-river economy through landmarks like Saints College, the Leflore Cemetery, and the Columbus and Greenville Railway.

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7. 1988 Map of Rolling Fork West

   

   1988 Rolling Fork West

   1988 Print · USGS

   The Yazoo Delta in the late eighties reveals a landscape shaped by water management and a growing aquaculture industry. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named sites and rural hubs like Rolling Fork, Grace, and the Lookout Tower near Steele Bayou.

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10. 1988 Map of Rolling Fork East

    

    1988 Rolling Fork East

    1988 Print · USGS

    The Sharkey County floodplain in the late eighties shows a landscape of river landings and agricultural settlements. Researchers can trace family sites near Anguilla, explore the Delta National Forest boundary, or locate the historic community of Africa.

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13. 1988 Map of Lucre

    

    1988 Lucre

    1988 Print · USGS

    The convergence of the Yazoo and Sunflower rivers in the late 1980s reveals a landscape of deep-delta timber and intensive water management. Researchers can trace the boundaries of the Delta National Forest and locate small rural outposts like Lucre and Cypress.

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16. 1988 Map of Red Rock

    

    1988 Red Rock

    1988 Print · USGS

    Sharkey County's bottomland hardwood forests and river systems are documented here during the late eighties. Researchers can trace the water management of the Sunflower Greentree Reservoir and find old river sites like Choctaw Landing and Red Rock.

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19. 1988 Map of Holly Bluff

    

    1988 Holly Bluff

    1988 Print · USGS

    The Yazoo-Mississippi Delta is captured in the late eighties as a landscape of winding rivers and sprawling conservation lands. Researchers can trace the Old Railroad Grade near Holly Bluff or locate family history at Spanish Fort Cem and Patmos.

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22. 1988 Map of Bayland

    

    1988 Bayland

    1988 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi Delta bottomlands come alive in the late eighties, showing a landscape of dense woods and complex water management. You can trace the boundaries of the Delta National Forest and locate the settlement at Bayland near Silver Creek.

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25. 1988 Map of Onward

    

    1988 Onward

    1988 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi Delta in the late eighties reveals a landscape of winding waterways and rural hamlets like Onward and Kelso. Researchers can trace the legacy of local commerce through the Old RR Grade and the sprawling Fish Farm near Blanton.

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28. 1988 Map of Cary

    

    1988 Cary

    1988 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi Delta landscape of the late eighties shows a transition from traditional cotton land to aquaculture. Trace the old rail lines via the Old Railroad Grade or locate the family-named waters of Deer Creek and Whiting Bayou.

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31. 1988 Map of Valley Park

    

    1988 Valley Park

    1988 Print · USGS

    In the late eighties, the Delta landscape near the Sharkey and Issaquena border was a intricate maze of waterways and forest. Local researchers can trace the movement of water through the Long Bayou-Greentree Reservoir and identify landmarks like Valley Park Lake.

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