
The Alabama and Mississippi border defines the western edge of this 2024 survey, where the Piney Woods landscape transitions into the drainage basins of the Escatawpa River. The settlement of Fruitdale serves as a local hub, connected to outlying rural communities like Vinegar Bend and Escatawpa by a network of local routes including Fruitdale Ave and Co Rd 1. This modern topographic study reveals a deeply rooted rural geography, evidenced by the numerous family and community burial grounds such as Williams Cem, Macedonia Cem, and Grimes Cem that dot the wooded terrain.
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1942 · Deer Park
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Deer Park
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Hattiesburg
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Hattiesburg
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1964 · Knobtown
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1964 · Clark
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1972 · Leakesville
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1974 · Fruitdale
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1974 · Chatom
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1974 · State Line
USGS Topo · 1:24,000