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1970 Map of Mesa

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Mesa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Fernwood Columbia and Gulf railroad cuts a diagonal path across this Walthall County landscape, anchoring the small settlements of Mesa and Kioto. This 1970 snapshot of rural Mississippi reveals a community structured around its watercourses and country churches, with Leatherwood Creek and Little Varnell Creek draining the timbered and agricultural terrain. Notable for local family historians, the sheet identifies numerous small burial grounds and places of worship, including Bridges Cem, Duncan Cem, and Union Ch.

The presence of a Compressor Station and various Gravel Pit sites suggests the local industrial activity of the early 1970s, while the Tylertown Airport and a Radio Tower (WTYL) on the southern edge of the map indicate the growing infrastructure near Tylertown. Throughout the quadrangle, fine red dashed lines delineate field and fence lines as they appeared during 1968 aerial surveys, offering a precise look at mid-century land use patterns.