1944 Map of Potts Camp

About this map

Holly Springs National Forest dominates much of this landscape, where the St Louis-San Francisco railroad cuts a diagonal path through northern Marshall County. The rail line anchors small settlements like Potts Camp and Waterford, which serve as local hubs for the surrounding farm and forest land. In the south, the Tallahatchie River valley has been significantly altered by twentieth-century engineering, visible in the Tallahatchie Canal (1917) and the northern reaches of the Sardis Reservoir. The map captures a high density of rural institutions including Calvin Chapel Ch & Sch and Hamilton Sch & Cem, reflecting the scattered community structure before more modern consolidation. For genealogists, the numerous family-linked landmarks and small cemeteries provide a detailed record of local residency during the mid-1940s.