Purvis and Lumberton anchor this south-central Mississippi landscape, where a dense network of country roads connects family settlements and historic burial grounds during the late 2010s. The region is defined by the winding paths of Little Black Cr and Red Cr, as well as the unique marshy expanse of Gordons Reed Brake. Rural life is centered around small communities like Talowah and Seneca, while the BNSF Railway provides a industrial artery through the timbered terrain. Several small family and community cemeteries, including Seneca Cem, Union Grove Cem, and the Samuel Slade Cem, offer valuable touchpoints for genealogists tracing the local population. To the southwest, the I H Bass Jr Memorial Airport stands as a prominent modern landmark near the Pearl River Co boundary.
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1953 · Hattiesburg
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1953 · Mobile
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Mobile
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Hattiesburg
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Carnes
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1959 · Poplarville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1960 · Mobile
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1963 · Mobile
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1963 · Rock Hill
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1964 · Purvis
USGS Topo · 1:24,000