Loading map...

1923 Map of Meridian

Name: 1923 Topographic Map of Meridian
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1923
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1923

About this map

Meridian sits at the nexus of a massive rail network in the 1920s, serving as a primary industrial hub for Lauderdale County. The city's growth is anchored by major lines including the Mobile and Ohio RR and the Great Southern RR, which radiate through a landscape of creek valleys and scattered rural settlements. Beyond the urban grid, the map details the infrastructure of the era, from institutional landmarks like the Mississippi Insane Asylum and Meridian College to the County Home.

The surrounding countryside is defined by small trade centers and family-run stores such as Jacksons Store and Garretts Store. Numerous country churches and schools, such as Gum Log Church and Academy Hill School, mark the social geography of the post-war South. The proximity of the Old Marion Cemetery near the rail line at Russell provides a clear link to the area's earlier 19th-century history as the former county seat.