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1955 Map of Nicholson

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Nicholson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Pearl River and its intricate network of bayous and sloughs dominate this borderland landscape between Mississippi and Louisiana in the mid-1950s. The Southern railroad corridor provides the primary inland artery, anchoring the community of Nicholson and smaller settlements like Murree and Santa Rosa. The transition from the alluvial bottomlands to the slightly higher ground of Pearl River County is marked by a series of country churches, including Red Hill Ch and Oak Ridge Ch, which served these dispersed rural communities before modern highway expansion shifted local travel patterns.

Water-bound geography is exceptionally detailed here, tracing the winding West Pearl River and numerous lakes such as Spencer Mill Lake and Bilbo Lake. The map records a specific era of river management and land use, showing Porters Island and numerous named watercourses like Turkey Bayou and Oldfield Bayou that define the parish and county lines. For genealogists, the location of Turtleskin Cem and the Corinth Ch near the eastern boundary offers a precise look at the social heart of the Nicholson area at mid-century.