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1908 Map of Florence

Name: 1908 Topographic Map of Florence
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1908
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1908

About this map

The Pearl River forms the western boundary of this 1906 survey, twisting through a landscape defined by its rail connections and rural institutional centers. The Gulf and Ship Island RR serves as a primary spine through the center of the sheet, passing through the village of Florence and the settlement at Star. To the north, the Alabama and Vicksburg RR skirts the State Farm, while the Illinois Central RR runs parallel to the river near Byram.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural infrastructure from the early twentieth century, including family-named sites like Frenchs Store and Belles Store. The map preserves the locations of numerous community hubs, such as Hickory Ridge School, Old Union School, and Poplar Springs Church. Settlement patterns follow the ridge lines between drainage basins like Steen Creek and Richland Creek, illustrating the area's agricultural development before modern highway expansion.