1984 Map of De Kalb

About this map

The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway defines the eastern edge of this landscape, a significant engineering feat that parallels the Tombigbee River along the Mississippi and Alabama border. Centered on De Kalb, the seat of Kemper County, the map reveals a region defined by its waterway and rail networks, including the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad corridor passing through Scooba and Shuqualak. The presence of the Meridian Naval Air Station and a separate Naval Auxiliary Air Station near Scooba highlights the strategic military aviation footprint in the mid-1980s.