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1905 Map of Jackson

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Jackson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The growing state capital of Jackson serves as the focal point for this early 20th-century survey, where the convergence of the Gulf and Ship Island RR, Illinois Central RR, and Alabama and Vicksburg RR highlights the city's role as a vital Southern transportation hub. Beyond the urban grid, the landscape is defined by the winding Pearl River, which forms a natural boundary between Hinds, Madison, and Rankin counties.

Social and educational institutions are well-documented, including the campus of Tougaloo University and a nearby Insane Asylum. Rural life is marked by several mills, such as Horns Mill and Beadmans Mill, alongside an extensive network of country churches like Christian Union Church and Liberty Grove Church. The mention of Johnson Ferry (Abandoned) on the Pearl River provides a rare marker of a river crossing that had already fallen out of use by the time of the field survey.