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1982 Map of Hickory Flat

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Hickory Flat
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Hickory Flat serves as a primary rail hub in this northern Mississippi corridor, situated along the Burlington Northern line at the junction of three counties. The landscape is characterized by the transition from the rolling Darden Hills in the south to the structured timberlands of the Holly Springs National Forest which dominates the central portion of the sheet. Numerous small, rural communities and family-named landmarks are scattered throughout, including Oaklimeter, Cornersville, and Old Myrtle.

Genealogists and local historians can trace legacy sites such as Amaziah Ch and the adjacent Amaziah Cem, or find the remote Candy Hill Cem near Cane Creek. The prevalence of small cemeteries like McKay Cem and Barnett Cem suggests a deeply rooted residential pattern. Former industrial sites, including a Sewage Disposal Pond and several sandpits, point to the late 20th-century utility and resource extraction that supported these hill-country settlements.