1963 Map of Learned

About this map

The Illinois Central railroad cuts through this Hinds County landscape, connecting the small settlement of Learned to the surrounding agricultural countryside in the early 1960s. The area is defined by a dense network of country churches and family-named landmarks, such as Reeves Chapel, Oak Grove Ch, and New Salem Ch. Significant land use is evident at the Oakley Training School and the Brown Loam Branch Experiment Station, while the Natchez Trace Parkway provides a modern transit corridor alongside older local routes.