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1971 Map of Georgetown

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Georgetown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Pearl River meanders along the eastern edge of this landscape, defining the border between Copiah and Simpson counties as it flows past the settlement of Georgetown. The early 1970s topography reveals a rural Mississippi interior marked by an intricate network of small streams like Steel Creek and Copiah Creek that cut through the undulating Keys terrain. The Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad corridor provides a north-south transit spine, connecting the village of Rockport to the wider region.

Local life is anchored by dispersed country churches and family burial grounds, including St James Ch and New Hope Ch. The prevalence of Gravel Pits and gravel mining sites throughout the northern sections suggests the importance of local material extraction to the area's economy. From the high point at Ashley Lookout Tower, the map documents a mix of dense forest and cleared field lines that reflect the traditional land use patterns of the era.