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1988 Map of Church Hill

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Church Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Emerald Mound stands as a prominent landmark in the southwestern corner of this landscape, marking a site of deep indigenous history near the Natchez Trace Parkway. The terrain is defined by the winding course of the South Fork Coles Creek and its many tributaries, such as Bullen Creek and Moss Hill Bayou. Settlement patterns in the late 1980s show a series of small communities and rural intersections, including Church Hill, Cannonsburg, and Stampley, connected by winding roads and an Old Railroad Grade.

Genealogists will find a high density of small family and community burial grounds, including Green Cem, Wood Cem, and Bell Grove Cem. The map reveals the ecclesiastical heart of the region through numerous rural houses of worship like Mercy Seat Ch, Taylor Chapel, and Jefferson Chapel. The presence of an Oil Field and scattered Gravel Pit locations indicates a landscape shaped by both local agriculture and resource extraction during this era.