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1964 Map of Laurel West

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Laurel West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The industrial and educational hub of Laurel serves as the focal point of this 1960s study, revealing a landscape where urban expansion meets the rural timber and clay lands of Jones County. The city's eastern edge is dense with community infrastructure, including Watkins High Sch, Southeastern Baptist College, and the Laurel Cemetery. Beyond the Laurel corporate boundary, the land transitions into a network of small settlements and family landmarks such as Pendorff, Calhoun, and Buffalo Hill.

Resource extraction is evident throughout the terrain, with numerous Sandpit and Claypit sites scattered near the winding path of Tallahoma Creek. Transport and utility networks define the era's development, from the Laurel Municipal Airport and the Illinois Central railroad to the prominent Drive-in Theater near Walters. The map also preserves the locations of numerous country churches and cemeteries, such as Pine Ridge Missionary Ch and Pilgrims Rest Cem, which serve as vital markers for genealogical research.