Loading map...

1980 Map of Ridgeland

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Ridgeland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Tougaloo College and the surrounding community of Tougaloo serve as a focal point on this 1980 survey of the Mississippi landscape north of Jackson. The area is defined by a series of significant water bodies, including Lake Lorman, Lake Cavalier, and Lake Roanna, which illustrate the region's managed water resources. Religious and educational institutions are densely scattered throughout, from China Grove Ch in the north to the Jackson College of Ministries near Hanging Moss Creek.

The transportation network shows a maturing infrastructure with the Natchez Trace Parkway cutting across the terrain alongside the Illinois Central Gulf railroad. Local history is preserved in the placement of numerous rural churches like Ridley Ridge Ch and New Hope Grove Ch, while industrial activity is noted by several sandpits and gravel pits that underscore the local extractive economy near Cynthia.