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1964 Map of Carterville

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Carterville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Leaf River winds through the southwestern corner of this quadrangle, defining a landscape of oxbow lakes and bottomlands including Owens Bluff Lake and Sims Lake. In the early 1960s, the growing community of Petal and the settlement of Carterville served as anchors for the local population, while the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad provided essential transit for the region's industry. The map reveals a transition from the urban edge near the Hattiesburg Municipal Airport to the rural timberlands and creek-cut hills of the Forrest and Perry county line.

Local history is preserved in the numerous small congregations and family landmarks that dot the countryside, such as Sunrise School, Mt Zion Ch, and several cemeteries including Hillcrest Cem and Grant Cem. Pits and claypits near the river suggest a reliance on local mineral extraction, while the network of named waterways like Greens Creek and Reese Creek illustrates the complex drainage of the Pine Belt.