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1964 Map of Myrick

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Myrick
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Myrick and the surrounding pine-belt landscape of the Jones and Wayne County border are captured here during a period of mid-century growth and industrial transition. The terrain is defined by a dense network of tributaries including Pool Creek, Brushy Creek, and Thompson Creek, which feed into larger bodies such as Lake Bogue Homo and Masonite Lake. This environment supported a timber-centric economy, evidenced by the presence of an Old Railroad Grade and numerous gravel pits.

Social life in these rural communities centered on numerous small congregations, from Leon Chapel and Palestine Ch in the west to the Methodist Ch and Sanctified Ch near the eastern margin. Family history is anchored by landmarks like the Dennis Blackledge Cem and Sellers Cem, while smaller settlements like Lightsey and Pineview appear as quiet clusters along the county line. The map's detail preserves the specific locations of rural homesteads and gas wells that once dotted this South Mississippi landscape.