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1964 Map of Owens Wells

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

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Holmes County State Park serves as a central landmark in this 1964 Mississippi survey, illustrating the recreational development within the heart of Holmes County. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Big Black River at the southern boundary and the Illinois Central railroad cutting through the eastern edge. Local life is documented through small clusters like Owens Wells and McMillan, alongside numerous country churches such as Union Paradise Ch and Mt Sinai Ch.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the distribution of family-named burial grounds, including Sproles Cem and Gages Springs Cem. The presence of the Old Indian Treaty Bdy in the northeast corner highlights the area's older territorial history, while the network of creeks like Shipp Creek and Box Creek shows how the terrain influenced the placement of rural roads and homesteads.