
The Leaf River carves a winding path through this corner of Forrest County, defining a landscape of oxbow lakes and bottomlands including Aldrich Lake and Owens Bluff Lake. In the mid-1960s, the rural-urban fringe of Petal is visible in the northwest, while small community hubs like Sunrise, Pine Grove, and Batson anchor the interior. The presence of the Bonhomie and Hattiesburg Southern Railroad and the Hattiesburg Municipal Airport signals the era's transport infrastructure, bridging the gap between the timber-rich river basin and the growing city.
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5 editions found
1947 · New Augusta
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · New Augusta
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Hattiesburg
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Hattiesburg
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1963 · Barrontown
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1964 · Ovett SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1964 · Ovett
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1964 · Hattiesburg
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1965 · Dixie
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1965 · Eastabuchie
USGS Topo · 1:24,000