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1963 Map of Heidelberg

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Heidelberg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Southern railroad line serves as a central artery through this portion of Mississippi, connecting the communities of Barnett, Vossburg, and Heidelberg across the Jasper Co and Clarke Co border. This mid-century survey reveals a landscape deeply connected by small rural congregations and educational centers, including Salem Missionary Ch, Jerusalem Ch, and South Side High Sch.

The terrain is defined by a dense network of watercourses, most notably Bogue Homo and Shubuta Creek, with several recreational or industrial water bodies like Lake Waukaway and Lake Utopia punctuating the woods. Local industries are evidenced by a Claypit and Gravel Pit, while the presence of the Heidelberg Lookout Tower and a local Radio Tower indicates the utility infrastructure of the early 1960s. For genealogists, the map provides precise locations for family and community resting places such as Eddins Memorial Cem and Vossburg Cem.