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1963 Map of Hazlehurst

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Hazlehurst
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Illinois Central railroad corridor anchors this mid-century view of Copiah County, running north-south through the commercial center of Hazlehurst. The landscape is a transition from the urban street grid of the county seat to the dispersed agricultural and timber lands of the surrounding countryside. Rural life is traced through a dense network of country congregations and burial grounds, including New Salem Ch, Center Point Ch, and the Wade Cem.

Evidence of the local economy appears in the form of scattered Gravel Pits and the timber-watching Hazlehurst Lookout Tower. Smaller communities like Gallatin and Martinsville appear as modest clusters along the rail and road network, while the western reaches are defined by the winding course of Bayou Pierre and its tributaries like Brushy Creek. The presence of the Parrish Sch and multiple Cemeteries provides essential touchpoints for genealogists studying the families of the region during this era.