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1980 Map of Northwest Pontotoc

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Northwest Pontotoc
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Lappatubby Creek and the Illinois Central Gulf railroad corridor anchor this landscape of the Mississippi hill country in the mid-1970s. The northern portion of the sheet is dominated by the town of Ecru, where the North Pontotoc Attendance Center and various industrial features indicate a settled community hub. Moving south toward the northern edge of Pontotoc, the map reveals a series of smaller rural nodes like Hortontown, Possum Trot, and Buchannan.

Genealogists will find a high density of small family and community landmarks, from Weatherall Cem to numerous country churches like McGregor Chapel and Horton Memorial Ch. The terrain is finely detailed, showing the intricate drainage patterns of Mud Creek and Tishiskey Creek. Of particular interest to local historians is the appearance of the Drive-in Theater just north of the Pontotoc town line, a classic fixture of the era's social geography.