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1959 Map of Poplarville

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Poplarville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Poplarville serves as the focal point of this Mississippi landscape, shown at a time of significant transition as oil and gas exploration expanded alongside the established timber and rail industries. The town's layout is meticulously detailed, including the campus of Pearl River Jr College and several local churches like Sunny Hill Ch and East Pearl Ch. To the north, the village of Orvisburg and its namesake Orvisburg Lake mark a former center of the lumber trade, while the Southern Railway provides the primary industrial artery through the region.

Away from the rail lines, the terrain shifts into the dense timberlands of the De Soto National Forest and the swampy bottomlands of the Pearl River. Numerous schools and cemeteries, such as Stewart Sch and Richie Cem, are scattered throughout the rural sections, offering critical data for genealogists. The presence of the Buck Branch Lookout Tower and Spring Hill Lookout Tower highlights the era's focus on forest management and fire prevention across these pine-covered hills.