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1964 Map of Laurel West

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

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Laurel serves as the industrial and educational anchor of this Jones County landscape, characterized by a concentration of schools and civic infrastructure. The presence of Southeastern Baptist College, Watkins High Sch, and Gardiner High Sch highlights the city's role as a regional hub. Beyond the urban core, the terrain shifts into a rural patchwork of small churches and family landmarks like Pine Ridge Missionary Ch and Stone Deavours Cemetery.

Industrial activity is evident through numerous extraction sites including a Claypit and several Sandpit locations, while the Illinois Central Gulf and Southern railroads facilitate movement across the Tallahoma Creek basin. The area around Hesler-Nobel Field and the Laurel Cemetery shows the mid-century expansion of the city limits, documenting the growth of residential neighborhoods such as Park Haven and Walters.