1972 Map of Highpoint

About this map

Highpoint sits along the dividing line of the Choctaw Co Winston Co border, serving as a focal point for the surrounding rural communities during the early 1970s. The area is characterized by a dense network of country churches and family-named cemeteries, such as Big Jerusalem Ch and the Old Concord Cem, which indicate long-standing settlement patterns in this part of Mississippi. The Illinois Central Gulf railroad cuts through the center of the sheet, providing a vital transport corridor through the varied landscape of the Tombigbee National Forest. To the south and west, numerous watercourses including Tallahaga Creek and Lobutcha Creek drain the timbered terrain, reflecting the geographical importance of the local watershed to the region's agricultural and forest-based economy.