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1964 Map of Ovett

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Ovett
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Bogue Homo river system and its numerous tributaries, including Mill Creek and Allan Branch, define the topography of this corner of the De Soto National Forest in the mid-1960s. The settlement of Ovett serves as a local hub along the Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad, while smaller communities like Whitfield and Runnelstown appear at key road junctions.

Evidence of local industry and community life is scattered throughout the landscape, from the Oil Wells found in the western reaches to the Gravel Pit operations near the Jones and Perry county line. Genealogists will find several burial grounds mapped, such as Beech Cem and Lancaster Cem, alongside rural congregations like Piney Grove Ch and Jesus Name Ch. The terrain is characterized by a dense network of branches and creeks, such as Dry Prong Buck Creek and Sweetwater Creek, reflecting the wet bottomlands of southern Mississippi.