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1998 Map of Jackson

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Jackson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

Jackson stands as a dense hub of state governance and higher education along the western banks of the Pearl River in the late 1990s. The landscape is defined by its institutional anchors, from the State Capitol and Firehouse Museum downtown to the sprawling campus of Jackson State Univ. The city's mid-century expansion is visible in residential developments like Northwest Hills Terrace and Garden Park, while the eastern edge is preserved within the marshes and sloughs of Mayfes Lefleurs Bluff State Park.

Transport infrastructure dominates the southern and western corridors, where a complex network of highways and interchanges, such as Interchange 46 A, weaves through the urban grid. Longstanding landmarks like Hawkins Field and the Illinois Central railroad lines trace the city's older industrial and transit roots. For local historians, the numerous charted schools and cemeteries, including Cedar Lawn Cemetery and the Hico Cem, provide a precise record of the capital's social and community layout at the close of the twentieth century.