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1964 Map of Rhodes

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Rhodes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The boundary lines of Jones, Wayne, and Perry counties converge within the densely wooded De Soto National Forest, an area defined by small rural settlements and a network of logging and resource roads in the mid-1960s. The Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad cuts diagonally across the northwestern corner, passing through the community of Blodgett. Further south, the map centers on the small hamlet of Rhodes and the nearby Good Hope settlement, which is anchored by Good Hope Ch.

Genealogists will find numerous family-named landmarks and local burial sites, including Brown Cem, Edwards Cem, and Dykes Chapel. The landscape is etched by drainage systems like Tiger Creek and Thompson Creek, while industry is represented by scattered Gravel Pits. The Tiger Creek Lookout Tower stands as a prominent navigational landmark overlooking the creek basins, reflecting the era's focus on forest management and fire prevention.