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1967 Map of Mattson

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Mattson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

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Big Sunflower River winds through this Coahoma County landscape, defining a region where the alluvial rhythms of the Mississippi Delta shaped both ancient and modern settlement. The map reveals a dense layering of history, from the Indian Mound and Robinson Indian Cem Mounds to the scattered mid-century rural communities of Mattson and Claremont. The landscape is deeply agricultural, marked by numerous small churches and family burial grounds such as True Vine Cem, Adams Chapel Cem, and Cherry Hill Cem.

Transportation and education are anchored by the Illinois Central railroad corridor and local institutions like the Africa-Roundaway Sch. Water dominates the geography, with Harris Bayou, Fishing Bayou, and Plummer Lake creating a complex network of wetlands and drainage. The presence of multiple landing strips and a Gaging Station reflects the active management of this productive floodplain in the late 1960s.