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1921 Map of Booneville

Name: 1921 Topographic Map of Booneville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1921
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1921

About this map

Booneville serves as the focal point of this 1920s survey, situated along the Mobile and Ohio RR as it traverses the northeast Mississippi landscape. The map reveals a dense network of early 20th-century rural infrastructure, characterized by an exceptionally high concentration of small community schools and churches such as Carolina School, Gaston Church, and Dalton School. This pattern of development illustrates a decentralized agrarian society where social life revolved around these local institutions.

The terrain transitions from the lowlands of the Tuscumbia River and Natchie River to prominent high points like Kitchen Mountain and Geeville Mountain. Settlements like Jumpertown, Blackland, and Geeville are connected by a web of primitive roads that follow the ridges and creek valleys. Notable landmarks for genealogical research include the Asbury Church, Bynum School, and the Hopewell Church situated near the headwaters of Donavan Creek.