1950s Maps of Tishomingo County, Mississippi

1. 1950 Map of Paden, 1954 Print

   

   1950 Paden

   1954 Print · USGS

   In the Tishomingo hills during the early 1950s, the rural life of northeast Mississippi centered on rail sidings and remote creek crossings. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Stricklen Cem, follow the Illinois Central through Paden, and trace the historic Natchez Trace.

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4. 1950 Map of Burnsville, 1954 Print

   

   1950 Burnsville

   1954 Print · USGS

   Tishomingo County at mid-century reveals a landscape of rural schools, family cemeteries, and critical rail junctions during the post-war era. Researchers can trace ancestral roots at Opossum Trot Cem or locate the old Gravel Hill School and Hazard Switch.

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7. 1950 Map of Doskie, 1954 Print

   

   1950 Doskie

   1954 Print · USGS

   Northeast Mississippi and southern Tennessee appear here just after the war, showing the area near Doskie and the Tishomingo County Game Refuge. Researchers can trace rural life at Lambs Chapel School, Shady Grove Ch, and the Beaver Pond gaging station.

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10. 1950 Map of Belmont, 1971 Print

    

    1950 Belmont

    1971 Print · USGS

    Tishomingo County at mid-century shows a landscape of ridge-top settlements and growing infrastructure like the Natchez Trace Parkway. Researchers can trace the path of the Illinois Central Railroad through Belmont or locate rural landmarks like Liberty Ch and Russell Cem.

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13. 1950 Map of Bishop, 1974 Print

    

    1950 Bishop

    1974 Print · USGS

    Western Colbert County at mid-century shows a landscape of border-town settlements and river-valley farms just as the modern parkway was arriving. Trace the old community footprints at Allsboro, Maud, and Bishop, or locate family sites like Twitty Cem and Asphalt Rock Church.

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16. 1950 Map of Tishomingo, 1974 Print

    

    1950 Tishomingo

    1974 Print · USGS

    Tishomingo and the surrounding hill country of northeast Mississippi are captured here in the mid-twentieth century. Researchers can trace the development of the Natchez Trace Parkway and locate rural landmarks like Boggs Chapel, Petertown, and the Illinois Central rail line.

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19. 1951 Map of Red Bay

    

    1951 Red Bay

    1951 Print · USGS

    Red Bay and the surrounding borderlands of Alabama and Mississippi are captured here in the early fifties. Local historians can trace the rail-side growth of Red Bay and locate rural landmarks like Banner Sch, Sims Memorial Church, and the Burgess Cem.

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22. 1951 Map of Bishop

    

    1951 Bishop

    1951 Print · USGS

    The Alabama-Mississippi state line and the historic Natchez Trace corridor are captured here during the mid-century. Researchers can locate family roots at Allsboro and Maud, or trace historic burial sites like Alsobrook Cem and Liberty Cem.

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25. 1951 Map of Belmont

    

    1951 Belmont

    1951 Print · USGS

    Tishomingo County, Mississippi, and the Alabama borderlands come alive in the early fifties as the Illinois Central railroad links the rural south. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous landmarks like Russell Cem, Forest Grove School, and the settlement of Belmont.

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28. 1951 Map of Tishomingo

    

    1951 Tishomingo

    1951 Print · USGS

    The Tennessee and Mississippi borderland comes into focus in the early 1950s as the Natchez Trace winds through the hills of Tishomingo. Researchers can trace the Illinois Central rail line, find the Indian mound near the state line, or locate family sites like Hodges Cem and Boggs Chapel.

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31. 1953 Map of Margerum, 1958 Print

    

    1953 Margerum

    1958 Print · USGS

    The Colbert County shoreline and the community of Margerum appear here in the early fifties as Pickwick Lake reshapes the valley. Trace industrial sites like the Alabama Asphaltic Limestone Company and rural landmarks such as Douthit Ch and a covered bridge.

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34. 1953 Map of Iuka, 1958 Print

    

    1953 Iuka

    1958 Print · USGS

    Iuka and the rolling hills of Tishomingo County are captured here in the early 1950s, showing a landscape defined by the railroad and local mineral springs. Researchers can find many rural landmarks, from the John M Stone Memorial Marker to the Toenail Cem and Snowdown Sch.

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37. 1953 Map of Yellow Creek, 1958 Print

    

    1953 Yellow Creek

    1958 Print · USGS

    Tishomingo County sits at a three-state crossroads during the early fifties as the river valley adjusts to the presence of Pickwick Lake. Researchers can trace old family landmarks like Hubbard Cem and Short Creek Cem or the river landing at Cooks Landing.

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40. 1953 Map of Waterloo, 1958 Print

    

    1953 Waterloo

    1958 Print · USGS

    The Alabama and Mississippi borderlands meet at the Tennessee River in the mid-fifties, just as the regional economy shifted toward the new reservoir. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Richardson Cem, Barrett Mill, and the small riverfront town of Waterloo.

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43. 1956 Map of Tupelo, 1967 Print

    

    1956 Tupelo

    1967 Print · USGS

    Northeast Mississippi and parts of Tennessee and Alabama are shown here during the mid-fifties, a time of major reservoir construction and forestry management. Researchers can trace the St Louis-San Francisco RR through Tupelo or locate historic sites like Tishomingo State Park and the University.

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46. 1958 Map of Tupelo

    

    1958 Tupelo

    1958 Print · USGS

    Northeast Mississippi and neighboring Alabama and Tennessee appear here during the late fifties as a region defined by new reservoirs and historic rail lines. Genealogists can trace family locations near Sardis Lake, Woodall Mountain, and the St Louis-San Francisco Ry.

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