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1964 Map of Denham

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Denham
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Chickasawhay River and Buckatunna Creek anchor the landscape of this Wayne County survey, which documents the rural character of eastern Mississippi in the mid-1960s. The village of Denham serves as a local crossroads near the confluence of several tributaries, including Big Branch Mill Creek and Langs Creek. The map provides a detailed look at the social fabric of the era, recording numerous small country churches such as East Shady Grove, Philadelphus Ch, and New St Paul Ch, along with the Eudora Cem burial ground.

Transportation is defined by the Illinois Central Gulf railroad cutting through the southwestern corner, while the presence of several Gravel Pit sites suggests the local extractive industry of the time. The transition from timbered hills to creek bottoms is marked by features like Waynesboro Lake and Alexanders Pond Branch, while a Golf Course near the northern boundary indicates early suburban-style development near Waynesboro.