1950 Map of Doskie

About this map

Tishomingo County Game Refuge dominates the center of this landscape, where the hilly terrain of northeastern Mississippi meets the Tennessee border. The map illustrates a rural society transitioning alongside massive water infrastructure projects, most notably the expansion of Pickwick Lake and its associated Pickwick Reservation Boundary. While the lake reshaped the hydrology of Yellow Creek and Sandy Creek, the upland interior remained a network of family-named hollows and ridges, such as Yankee Hollow and Barnes Ridge. Genealogists can find numerous small community hubs like Doskie and Cross Roads, supported by local institutions including Center Point School, Grissom Chapel, and Blackard Cem. The presence of the Coke Canal in the south and the Corinth and Marlow Road in the north highlights the era's primary transportation and drainage corridors.