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1964 Map of Lumberton

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Lumberton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Lumberton serves as the focal point of this mid-1960s survey, situated where the Southern Railroad corridor meets a network of timberlands and rural homesteads. The landscape is defined by the winding paths of Red Creek and the South Branch Little Black Creek, which carve through the terrain of the De Soto National Forest. This era in Lamar Co and Pearl River Co is characterized by small, dispersed communities and specialized institutions, such as the Bass Memorial Academy and the Houston Bass Memorial Airport.

Local history and genealogy researchers can locate several community landmarks, including Wells Town, Seneca, and Talowah. The presence of numerous burial grounds like Slade Cem, Seneca Cem, and the Little Black Creek Cem near the Little Black Creek Ch suggests deep-rooted family ties across this South Mississippi piney woods region. Scattered Gravel Pits indicate the local extractive industry that supported the region's infrastructure during this period of development.