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1984 Map of Brookhaven

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Brookhaven
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Homochitto National Forest and the Copiah County Wildlife Management Area dominate the western and central reaches of this mid-1980s landscape, reflecting a region defined by its timber and river networks. The Illinois Central Gulf railroad serves as a primary north-south corridor, connecting Brookhaven with smaller communities like Wesson, Gallman, and Crystal Springs. The map reveals a transition from the dense woodlands of the southwest to the more developed agricultural and institutional hubs in the north, highlighted by the State Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.

Genealogists and local researchers will find value in the scattered rural settlements such as Union Church, Meadows Store, and Loyd Star. The hydrological complexity of the area is evident in the winding courses of Bayou Pierre, the Homochitto River, and the Pearl River on the eastern margin. Further south, the presence of Copiah-Lincoln Jr College and Lake Mary Crawford State Fishing Lake marks the growth of regional education and recreation infrastructure during this period.