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1964 Map of Cooper South

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Cooper South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The South Sulphur River cuts a wide, wooded swathe across this mid-1960s landscape, marking the natural boundary between Delta and Hopkins counties. To the north, the town of Cooper serves as the regional hub, characterized by a grid of streets, the City Cem, and the prominent Southern Pacific railroad line. The surrounding countryside is dotted with small rural communities and family-named landmarks like Liberty Grove, Klondike, and Harpers Hill, connected by a network of unimproved roads and river crossings such as Deep Well Crossing and Harpers Crossing.

South of the river, the terrain becomes more varied as it rises toward Peerless and Posey. This area is defined by numerous smaller watercourses, including Merritt Creek, Finley Branch, and Whip Branch, which drain into the river bottom. For genealogists, the map is particularly valuable for its precise location of several rural burial grounds, including the Dawson Cem, Tucker Cem, and Lindley Cem, often situated near early settlement centers like Honey and Friendship.