1982 Map of Keownville

About this map

The Little Tallahatchie River and its numerous tributaries, including Cane Creek and Wilhite Creek, define the landscape of this Union and Tippah County borderland. In the early 1980s, the region retained a rural character marked by a network of country churches and small family cemeteries, such as Mt Olive Ch and Roach Cem. Transportation corridors are anchored by the Gulf Mobile and Ohio and Illinois Central Gulf railroads, which parallel the north-south valleys near Concord and North Haven. The map reveals a land utilized for both agriculture and resource extraction, evidenced by scattered Gravel Pits and a Sandpit near the southern boundary. Distinctive local landmarks like Locust Grove and the settlement of Keownville provide important geographic anchors for genealogists tracing family roots in this part of Mississippi.