1964 Map of Rhodes

About this map

De Soto National Forest blankets this corner of Mississippi, where the boundaries of Jones, Wayne, and Perry counties converge. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of numerous creeks, including Tiger Creek and Thompson Creek, which drain the timbered uplands. The Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad cuts a diagonal path through the southwestern quadrant, providing a critical transport link for the rural settlements of Blodgett and Rhodes. Local social life in the early 1960s centered on scattered country churches like Welcome Home Ch and Little Jerusalem Ch, while the Tiger Creek Lookout Tower stood as a prominent landmark for fire observation. Small family burial grounds such as Brown Cem and Edwards Cem are preserved among the trees, offering valuable points of reference for genealogists studying these pinewoods communities.