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1965 Map of Richey

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Richey
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Big Sunflower River winds through the heart of the Mississippi Delta in this mid-1960s survey, marking the borders of Sharkey, Washington, and Humphreys counties. The landscape is defined by the complex hydrology of the Yazoo Basin, where numerous waterways like Murphy Bayou, De Viney Bayou, and Straight Bayou weave through low-lying terrain. Human presence is clustered around small settlements such as Richey and Murphy, supported by a network of rural landmarks including Short Jerusalem Ch and Locust Grove Ch.

Transportation in this era still relied on traditional river crossings like Murphy Ferry and Bommers Ferry, which provided essential links across the main river channel. Notable prehistoric features, recorded as an Indian Mound, sit alongside modern infrastructure like a high-pressure Pipeline. The map also captures several oxbow features and basins, such as Little Basin and Big Basin, illustrating the river's historical migration across the floodplain.