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1957 Map of Dead Tiger Creek

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Dead Tiger Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Dead Tiger Creek and its many meandering tributaries define the low-lying wetland topography of this Hancock County landscape during the late 1950s. The drainage pattern is exceptionally intricate, characterized by numerous "bays"—shallow, swampy depressions such as Sam Farve Bay, Double Bay, and Adgreen Bay. These features suggest a terrain dominated by slow-moving water and dense bottomland vegetation, where human settlement was sparse and largely confined to slightly higher ground near the northern margins.

Evidence of early community life appears in the few named landmarks scattered across the sheet, including Harmony Ch and Bienville Ch. The presence of the Flattop Sch (Abandoned) indicates a shift in the local rural population by this era. The map also records several family-named watercourses like Josephs Branch and Everett Branch, alongside the prominent Catahoula Creek, providing valuable data for genealogists tracing ancestors in this coastal Mississippi backcountry.