1974 Map of Philipp NE

About this map

Paynes serves as the primary landmark on this 1974 orthophoto quadrangle in Tallahatchie County. This photographic study captures a distinct transition in the Mississippi landscape, where the flat, grid-patterned agricultural fields of the Delta meet the more complex, timbered drainage systems to the east. The imagery reveals the intricate layout of rural property lines, farm roads, and the precise boundaries between cultivated land and woodlots at this specific moment in the mid-1970s. Because the map uses an orthophoto base instead of traditional line work, it provides a rare direct view of farmstead placements and localized land use centered around the Paynes community.