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1972 Map of McDonald

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of McDonald
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

McDonald and Linwood anchor the eastern landscape of Neshoba County in the early 1970s, a region defined by agricultural plots and rural congregational centers. Small settlements like Dixon and Coldwater are connected by a network of unimproved roads and secondary highways, with the Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad corridor running north-to-south through the eastern edge. Local history is deeply etched into the terrain through numerous country churches and cemeteries, including St Paul Ch, Mt Carmel Ch, and the Morrow Memorial Cem.

Water management is prominent in the eastern drainage basin, where the Lonsilocher Canal, Kentawka Canal, and Cushtusia Canal redirect the flow through the lowlands. The landscape also features localized industry, such as a Claypit north of Good Hope, and community gathering points like the Fairground near Coldwater. This survey provides a precise record of Neshoba County's rural structure before modern development altered these traditional community boundaries.