1966 Map of Decatur

About this map

The town of Decatur serves as the central hub of this mid-1960s landscape, situated where local roads converge near the Decatur Cem. This era was defined by a rural network of small congregations and community schools, such as the Beulah Hubbard Sch and churches like Shady Grove Ch and Roman Hill Ch. The Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad cuts across the terrain, serving the local economy alongside a small Sandpit operation. Waterways like Okahatta Creek and Chunky Creek define the physical geography, winding through a patchwork of woodland and clearings. Genealogists will find particular value in the scattered family and community burial grounds, including Brand Cem and Johnson Cem, which remain as fixed points in the changing Mississippi countryside.