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1955 Map of Blue Mountain

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Blue Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Blue Mountain and Hickory Flat serve as the primary hubs in this mid-century survey of the north Mississippi hill country. The landscape is defined by the extensive Holly Springs National Forest, where a dense network of small family-named landmarks like Richmond Hollow, Avery Hollow, and Jobs Hollow reveals the deep-rooted rural settlement patterns of Tippah and Benton Counties. The Gulf Mobile and Ohio and St Louis - San Francisco railroads provide the industrial backbone, connecting small communities such as Cotton Plant and Cornersville to larger markets.

Genealogists will find a wealth of specific local detail, from the Old Hickory Flat Cem and Zion Hill Cem to the numerous rural congregations that anchored these communities, including New Oak Grove Ch, Amaziah Ch, and St Matthew Ch. The map captures the region's educational and social geography through sites like the Shady Grove Sch and the Union Grove Sch, documenting a way of life before the significant consolidation of rural infrastructure.