1980s Maps of Wilkinson County, Mississippi

1. 1983 Map of New Roads

   

   1983 New Roads

   1983 Print · USGS

   The river parishes of central Louisiana are documented in the early 1980s, showcasing the winding courses of the Atchafalaya and Mississippi. Genealogists and historians can trace rail-served river towns like Melville and Simmesport, or locate the Port Hudson National Cem and the State Penitentiary.

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4. 1984 Map of Woodville

   

   1984 Woodville

   1984 Print · USGS

   The Mississippi-Louisiana borderlands in the mid-eighties show a landscape defined by the shifting MISSISSIPPI RIVER and sprawling timberlands. Researchers can trace the ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF railroad through Gloster or locate historic river points like Fort Adams and Point Breeze.

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7. 1984 Map of Rogillioville, 1985 Print

   

   1984 Rogillioville

   1985 Print · USGS

   The Louisiana-Mississippi borderlands come alive in this mid-1980s survey, showing the deep creek bottoms and rail-linked towns of the Felicianas. Genealogists can trace family landmarks and burial sites like Rogillioville, Wilson, and local Cem locations.

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10. 1985 Map of Wilson

    

    1985 Wilson

    1985 Print · USGS

    East Feliciana Parish in the mid-1980s shows a landscape of rural settlements and winding bayous along the Mississippi border. Genealogists and historians can trace the Illinois Central Gulf rail line as it passes through Norwood and Wilson.

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13. 1988 Map of Laneheart

    

    1988 Laneheart

    1988 Print · USGS

    Wilkinson County in the late eighties is defined here by the winding Buffalo River and its quiet rural interior. Researchers can trace old watercourses near Horseshoe Lake or locate the settlement of Laneheart among a network of drainages like Fords Creek.

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16. 1988 Map of Doloroso

    

    1988 Doloroso

    1988 Print · USGS

    Wilkinson and Adams counties appear here in the late eighties as a landscape defined by the winding Homochitto River. Genealogists and historians can locate rural landmarks like Doloroso, Possum Corner, and several Cem sites within the Homochitto National Forest.

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19. 1988 Map of Crosby

    

    1988 Crosby

    1988 Print · USGS

    Southwestern Mississippi in the 1980s reveals a landscape where the timber industry and oil exploration meet the winding Homochitto River. Researchers can trace old family sites and rural landmarks like Berryhill Cem, Wesley Chapel, and the community of Crosby.

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22. 1988 Map of Buck Island

    

    1988 Buck Island

    1988 Print · USGS

    The alluvial plains of Adams County and Concordia Parish were undergoing significant hydraulic change in the late eighties. Researchers can trace the massive Glasscock Cutoff and the redirected flow of the Homochitto River Canal across Buck Island.

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25. 1988 Map of Pinckneyville

    

    1988 Pinckneyville

    1988 Print · USGS

    Wilkinson County in the late eighties remains a landscape of remote settlements and intricate bayous. Researchers can trace the rural layout of Pinckneyville and Donegal or follow the winding paths of Pinckneyville Bayou and Stockfarm Creek.

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28. 1988 Map of Woodville

    

    1988 Woodville

    1988 Print · USGS

    Woodville and the surrounding Wilkinson County uplands are captured in the late eighties as a landscape of timber and creek-side settlements. Researchers can trace the Old RR Grade and locate rural communities such as Ashwood and Turnbull.

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31. 1988 Map of Gloster

    

    1988 Gloster

    1988 Print · USGS

    Amite and Wilkinson counties are shown here in the late 1980s, centered on the rail-aligned town of Gloster. Local historians can trace family roots at Mt Carmel Church, the Galilee Cemetery, and rural sites along the Buffalo River.

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34. 1988 Map of Centreville

    

    1988 Centreville

    1988 Print · USGS

    Centreville and its surrounding farmstead landscape are captured in the late eighties at the intersection of Wilkinson and Amite counties. Genealogists can locate numerous family-named landmarks including Stafford Cem, Nathaniel Ch, and Whitaker.

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37. 1988 Map of Garden City

    

    1988 Garden City

    1988 Print · USGS

    Wilkinson County was still defined by its dense timber and winding waterways in the late eighties. Researchers can trace rural lineages through markers like Perrytown Ch, Homer Hill Cem, and the settlement of Garden City.

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40. 1988 Map of Newtonia

    

    1988 Newtonia

    1988 Print · USGS

    Wilkinson County’s interior reveals a landscape of family-named cemeteries and rural churches in the late eighties. Researchers can trace local lineages through Netterville Cem, Bleak House Ch, and the settlement of Newtonia.

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43. 1988 Map of Wilkinson

    

    1988 Wilkinson

    1988 Print · USGS

    Wilkinson County in the late 1980s reveals a landscape of timbered hills and winding river bottoms within the Homochitto National Forest. Genealogists and local historians can trace family ties through numerous rural burial sites like McCrain Cem, Shropshire Cem, and Macedonia Cem.

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46. 1988 Map of Lessley, 1989 Print

    

    1988 Lessley

    1989 Print · USGS

    Wilkinson County in the late eighties is a landscape of complex waterways and dense ridge systems. Genealogists and researchers can trace local hydrology through Foster Lake and family-named landmarks like Peggy Row Branch and Dixons Bayou.

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