1986 Map of McNeill

About this map

McNeill serves as the primary hub of this Pearl River County landscape, positioned along the rail corridor in the mid-1980s. The area is defined by the winding course of West Hobolochitto Creek and its many tributaries, including Price Creek and Mill Creek, which drain a topography of low ridges and swampy depressions like Riley Brake and Brake. A significant portion of the eastern terrain is dedicated to the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, indicating the region's longstanding focus on land management and forestry research. Smaller settlements and named locales like Hawthorne and Marsen are scattered near the southern boundary, while a Lookout Tower stands as a sentinel over the timberlands. Genealogists may find interest in the scattered Cem locations and family-named water features like Rowland Branch and Kennedy Creek that mark the rural sections of the quadrangle.