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1967 Map of Holly Ridge

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Holly Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Bogue Phalia dominates this portion of the Mississippi Delta, winding through a landscape shaped by agricultural drainage and early 20th-century transportation. The map reveals a transition in the local infrastructure, showing the Columbus and Greenville road network alongside an Old Railroad Grade and the Illinois Central tracks. Small agrarian settlements and plantation hubs like Dunleith, Hollyknowe, and Holly Ridge are anchors for the community, each supported by a dense network of local landmarks.

Genealogists will find significant value in the numerous family-named and community sites, including the Evening Star Cem, Hinds Cem, and Hopkins Cem. The spiritual life of the area is mapped through various rural congregations such as Holly Grove Ch, Bogue Ch, and St Matthew Ch. This 1960s survey preserves the placement of localized features like the Morgan Landing Field and several prehistoric Indian Mounds before more modern land-leveling altered the terrain.