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1954 Map of Oakland

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Oakland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Yocona River valley defines this mid-century landscape, dominated by the newly formed Enid Lake and the Enid Reservoir boundary. This era shows the dramatic shift in local geography following the damming of the river, which created expansive water bodies like Coker Lake and impacted long-established settlements. Along the Illinois Central railroad, the towns of Oakland and Pope serve as anchors for a rural network of family-centered landmarks.

Genealogists will find a dense concentration of community centers, including the New Deal Sch and numerous integrated church and cemetery sites such as Liberty Hill Ch & Cem and Pisgah Ch & Cem. The map preserves the locations of many small schools and chapels, like Pope Chapel Sch and Roberson Sch & Chapel, that provided the social foundation for these North Mississippi counties before mid-century consolidation changed the rural landscape.