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1971 Map of Red Banks

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Red Banks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Red Banks and Victoria anchor this North Mississippi landscape during a period of rural transition in the early 1970s. The St Louis - San Francisco railroad cuts a straight line across the northern terrain, connecting these small settlements and the community of Mahon. The land is defined by the drainage patterns of Red Banks Creek and the wide bottomlands of Pigeon Roost Creek, where Gaging Stations monitor the water flow.

Genealogical interest is found in the numerous country churches and burial grounds that dot the hillsides, such as Brick Ch and its neighboring Brick Cem, as well as Wesley Chapel and Hebron Chapel. These sites, along with McCraven Cem and New Hope Cem, reflect the deep-rooted family history of Marshall County. The presence of the Bishop Landing Strip northwest of Mahon provides a glimpse into the local aviation and agricultural infrastructure of the era.