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1970 Map of Hopewell

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Hopewell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Pearl River snakes through the heart of this rural Mississippi landscape, defining the winding boundary between Copiah and Simpson counties. The settlement pattern follows the elevated ground away from the river’s floodplains, anchored by small communities like Hopewell, Gatesville, and Reno. Transportation history is clearly etched into the terrain, showing the active Gulf Mobile and Ohio line running north-south alongside an old railroad grade that speaks to earlier transit corridors.

Local genealogy and social history are well-represented by numerous country churches and burial grounds, including Brushy Creek Ch, Palestine Ch, and the Pine Ridge Cem. The map captures a mix of agricultural fields and wooded creek bottoms, with named watercourses like Weeks Mill Creek and Brushy Creek feeding into the Pearl. Industrial activity is limited but present, noted by a Gravel Pit near the southern edge of the survey area.