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1964 Map of Laurel East

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Laurel East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The eastern edges of Laurel meet the winding wetlands of the Big Tallahala Creek in this mid-century portrait of Jones County. The landscape is a complex mix of industrial infrastructure and rural community life, where the Southern and Illinois Central Gulf railroads anchor the local economy. On the outskirts, small settlements like Eastview and Glade are defined by their proximity to family-named landmarks and local institutions, including the Nora Davis Sch and numerous country churches like Smith Chapel and Antioch Ch.

To the east, the terrain transitions into the piney woods and creek bottoms of the Bogue Homo Creek drainage, dominated by the significant recreational and industrial waters of Lake Bogue Homo and Masonite Lake. The map reveals the early development of the regional oil industry through scattered Oil Wells and a Drill Hole, while the presence of several Claypits points to the area's geological extraction history.