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1972 Map of Maben

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Maben
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Maben and Mathiston serve as the primary hubs of activity in this 1970s landscape, where the intersection of the Gulf Mobile and Ohio and Illinois Central railroads once shaped local commerce. The surveying of this region at the start of the 1970s reveals a community deeply rooted in its rural institutions, with numerous houses of worship such as Marvin Hill Ch, Harpole Chapel, and Good Hope Ch scattered across the undulating terrain.

To the northwest, the Natchez Trace Parkway cuts diagonally across the corner of the map, following a path near the Big Black River. The convergence of five different county boundaries—including Webster, Oktibbeha, Choctaw, and Clay—reflects a complex jurisdictional history. Water features like Lake Tuckaway and Pigeon Roost Creek define the drainage patterns of the area, while smaller settlements like Cumberland remain anchored by the Cumberland Ch.