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1943 Map of Lucedale

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Lucedale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The confluence of the Chickasawhay River and the Leaf River defines the western landscape of this 1941 survey, forming the headwaters of the Pascagoula River. Along these watercourses, a complex system of cutoffs and oxbows like Plum Bluff Cutoff and Bilbo Dead River illustrates the shifting nature of the southern Mississippi river plains. The town of Lucedale serves as the regional hub, situated at the junction of the Gulf Mobile and Ohio and the Mississippi Export railroads.

Smaller settlements and rural infrastructure are scattered throughout the piney woods, including the Mengel Lumber Camp and the County Home. Educational and spiritual life is anchored by institutions such as Agricola High Sch, Rocky Creek High Sch, and St James Ch. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of several family-named burial grounds, notably Ball Cem and Gibson Cem, alongside the Central Lookout tower which once watched over the surrounding timberlands.