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1962 Map of Lauderdale NW

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Lauderdale NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Pawticfaw Creek and its many tributaries, including Steel Creek and Yazoo Creek, define the rural landscape of this Kemper County area during the early 1960s. The settlement pattern is largely decentralized, marked by a series of country churches and family cemeteries that served the local agricultural community. Places like Beulah Ch, Pleasant Ridge Ch, and New Hope Ch stand as centers of local life, often situated on higher ground such as Brown Ridge.

A network of unimproved dirt roads and light-duty paths connects these community nodes to small-scale industrial sites like a Sandpit and several Pits. Significant water features like Mineral Springs Branch and Bruton Pond illustrate the drainage system of the Mississippi piney woods, while a Lookout Tower suggests the importance of forest management in the region. The map provides a look at the area before later modernization, preserving the locations of sites like Hampton Cem and Pawticfaw Cem.