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1968 Map of Braxton

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Braxton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The settlement of Braxton and the educational grounds of the Piney Woods Country Life School anchor this late 1960s survey of the Rankin and Simpson County line. The landscape is defined by the Illinois Central railroad corridor and a network of rural churches and cemeteries that trace the region's lineage, including Rock Hill Ch and Taylor Hill Ch. An old railroad grade in the southeast, near Campbell Creek, points to earlier timber or transit routes that once connected these small communities.

Water systems like Dabbs Creek and Sanders Creek divide the terrain, while the Cato Lookout Tower provides a high point for observation near the eastern edge. Industrial activity is visible in several gravel pits scattered near the county border, reflecting the local extraction economy. For genealogists, the map is remarkably dense with burial sites such as the Sinclair Cem and Old Gum Springs Cem, which document the generations settled throughout this part of central Mississippi.