1961 Map of Mercer

About this map

The Hatchie River meanders through a complex network of wetlands and bottomlands at the tri-county junction of Haywood, Madison, and Hardeman counties. In the early 1960s, the landscape is defined by the broad Hatchie Bottom and its numerous oxbow lakes, including Pipkin Lake, Horseshoe Lake, and Duncan Lake. These water bodies, along with Bill Wilks Swamp and Parker Swamp, suggest a terrain shaped by the river's historical shifts, where navigation and land use were once tied to features like the Old Ferry Landing.