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1970 Map of Monticello

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

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Monticello serves as a primary center of activity along the winding Pearl River in the late 1960s, its street grid supporting a local Hospital and education at McCullough Jr High Sch. The landscape is defined by the intersection of river transport and rail, with the Gulf Mobile and Ohio and Illinois Central railroads cutting through the timbered terrain. Numerous gravel pits scattered across the quadrangle suggest a heavy reliance on local natural resources for construction during this period.

Rural life is anchored by a dense network of country churches, including Friendship Ch, Canaan Ch, and the Church of God. Farther out from the riverbanks, small settlements like Arm and Silver Creek mark the limits of the agricultural and industrial landscape. Genealogists will find particular value in the documentation of the Wilson Cem and Armstrong Cem, alongside the historic Old Silver Creek Ch.