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1968 Map of Braxton

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Braxton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Piney Woods Country Life School and its surrounding settlement anchor the northwestern corner of this study, which straddles the line between Rankin and Simpson counties. The landscape is defined by the headwaters and drainage of several creeks, including Dabbs Creek and Thompson Creek, where timber and small-scale agriculture historically shaped the local economy. The town of Braxton serves as the primary rail hub, situated along the Illinois Central Gulf tracks, while an Old Railroad Grade to the southeast reveals the shifting patterns of transportation in central Mississippi by the late 1960s.

Family history is well-represented through numerous rural burial grounds and places of worship, such as Taylor Hill Ch, St Johns Ch, and the Old Gum Springs Cem. Industrial activity is noted through scattered pits and gravel pits, likely utilized for local road maintenance. The presence of the Cato Lookout Tower near the settlement of Cato highlights the importance of forestry management in this wooded region during the mid-20th century.