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1966 Map of Mound Bayou

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Mound Bayou
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Illinois Central railroad corridor anchors this 1966 view of the Mississippi Delta, tracing a line of settlement through the historic community of Mound Bayou and north into Winstonville. This landscape is defined by the complex hydrology of the Yazoo Basin, where the meandering Hushpuckena River and the Big Sunflower River frame a patchwork of agricultural fields and drainage bayous like Little Mound Bayou.

A high density of rural religious centers, including Morning Star Ch, Bradford Chapel, and Wander Home Ch, reflects the deeply rooted social fabric of Bolivar County during this era. The map also captures the local industrial and utility infrastructure of the mid-1960s, from a Sandpit south of Winstonville to the Sewage Disposal Pond serving the growing town of Mound Bayou. This survey provides a precise record of the land before significant modern consolidation altered many of these small family-named landmarks and church sites.