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1997 Map of Picayune

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of Picayune
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

The city of Picayune serves as the focal point of this late-twentieth-century landscape, situated where the West Hobolochitto Creek and East Hobolochitto Creek converge. The town's growth is evident in its street grid and the presence of the Municipal Airport to the southwest. Nearby residential developments like Hide-A-Way Lake reflect the area's mid-century and later expansion beyond its original rail-and-timber roots.

Bordering the Pearl River along the western edge, the Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge preserves the bottomland hardwood environment near Farr Island Slough. Smaller communities such as Carriere, Ozona, and Richardson dot the northern and eastern corridors, connected by local waterways like Solomon Creek and Mill Creek. The map documents the intricate drainage system of the Mississippi Piney Woods, including family-named landmarks like Lutens Branch and Marsen Branch.