1980 Map of Bagley Lake

About this map

The hills and creek bottoms of Lafayette County are prominently featured in this 1980 survey, where the wooded expanses of the Holly Springs National Forest meet a network of small rural communities and family landmarks. The map documents a landscape defined by its drainages, including Graham Mill Creek, Hurricane Creek, and the headwaters of Puskus Creek, which support specialized activities such as the Fish Hatcheries near Bay Springs Br. Cultural history is well-preserved through numerous rural churches and burial grounds like Smiths Chapel Cem, St Peters Ch Cem, and the Oak Grove Memorial Gardens. From the edges of Abbeville in the northwest to the vicinity of Oxford in the southwest, the map traces the early 1980s transition from small agricultural settlements like McLarty and Cambridge toward more modern institutional land uses like Camp Hopewell.