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1964 Map of Moss

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Moss
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Old Indian Treaty Boundary cuts horizontally across this Jones and Jasper County landscape, a permanent mark of early territorial lines in a region defined by the Tallahoma Creek and Terrapin Creek drainages. In the mid-1960s, the rural character of the area is anchored by the Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad, which passes through Moss (Mossville Sta).

Genealogists will find a high density of community landmarks, including the Union Seminary Cem and Union Seminary Ch in the northeast, along with several other country churches like Pleasant Home Ch and Good Hope Ch. The land use shows a mix of traditional agriculture and natural resource extraction, evidenced by scattered Claypit sites and an Oil Well near the western border. The map also captures smaller communities such as Shady Grove and Hoy, providing a detailed look at the rural social fabric of central Mississippi during this era.