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1988 Map of Flora

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Flora
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

The town of Flora serves as the central hub of this late-1980s Madison County landscape, where the agricultural tradition meets emerging development. To the north, the Kearney Park Industrial Area and Kearney Park signal the era's economic shifts, while the surrounding countryside remains anchored by several rural landmarks including the Petrified Forest and multiple family-named burial grounds like Tarpley Cem and Balfour Cem.

A network of small country churches, such as Simmons Mem Ch and Smith Chapel, points to the community's social centers, many situated near the banks of Burnt Corn Creek or along the Black River boundary with Yazoo County. For the genealogist or local historian, the map preserves the locations of early educational sites like Tri-Co Acad and East Flora Sch, alongside smaller hamlets like Vernon, providing a clear view of the region's mid-century settlement patterns before the further expansion of the Jackson metropolitan area.