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1964 Map of Clark

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Clark
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Chickasawhay River meanders through the heart of this Greene County landscape, defining the boundary between the De Soto National Forest and the Kurtz State Forest. This 1960s survey, with updates from the early 1980s, captures the rural character of southeastern Mississippi as it approaches the Mississippi-Alabama State Line. The settlement at Old Avera and the smaller community of Clark serve as primary points of interest for local historians, surrounded by a high density of family and community burial grounds.

Family-named landmarks like Morgan Mill Branch and McKinnis Creek indicate the long-standing ties to the land, while scattered extractive sites like a Sandpit and Gravel Pit hint at the local timber and resource economy. The presence of rural spiritual centers, including the Fellowship Cem (Church) and Johnson Creek Ch, provides a clear view of the social geography that anchored these forest-bound communities.