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1963 Map of Jackson SE

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Jackson SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Pearl River valley in the early 1960s reveals a landscape undergoing significant transformation east of the Mississippi state capital. The newly mapped Ross R Barnett Reservoir is shown with blue hatching, indicating areas designated to be submerged as the region's water infrastructure expanded. This era of development is further marked by the sprawling Jackson Municipal Airport and the ongoing expansion of residential clusters like McLaurin Heights.

Transport networks are dominated by the Gulf Mobile and Ohio and the Illinois Central Railroad, which serve industrial sites such as a Cement Plant and several quarries near Brandon. Despite the modernization, the rural character remains preserved in the numerous country churches and family burial grounds, including Wallace Chapel, St Marys Ch, and the Whittington Cem. The terrain is defined by low-lying creeks like Terrapin Skin Creek and the prominent Red Hill.