1973 Map of Boon

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Boon and Cork anchor this rural Winston County landscape in the early 1970s, an area defined by its dense network of community churches and small-scale resource extraction. The map reveals a high concentration of spiritual centers such as Zion Chapel, New Hope Ch, and Rocky Hill Ch, which likely served as the primary social hubs for surrounding farmsteads. The local economy is visibly tied to the land, evidenced by a Claypit, Sandpit, and a Gravel Pit scattered across the terrain. Hydrology is dominated by the meandering paths of Nanih Waiya Creek and Town Creek, while the presence of Murphy Creek Ch near its namesake Murphy Creek suggests how early settlement patterns followed these vital waterways. This survey provides a clear look at the intersection of religious life and geography in central Mississippi before modern development further altered the rural road network.