1908 Map of Jackson

About this map

The Jackson urban center dominates the southwestern quadrant of this 1908-era survey, showing the city's early development at the junction of five major railroads including the Illinois Central RR and the Alabama and Vicksburg RR. Notable institutional landmarks like the Insane Asylum and Orphanage stand on the city's northern outskirts, near the developing community at Asylum. To the north, the landscape transitions into the Black Prairie region, where the Pearl River meanders toward the Johnson Ferry (Abandoned). The map documents a rural society anchored by local industry and education, featuring Tougaloo University, McGuffins Mill, and the Madison Station rail stop. Settlement patterns follow the high ground between creek drainages like Hanging Moss Creek and Pelahatchie Creek, marked by numerous country churches such as Whiteoak Church and China Grove Church.