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1955 Map of Ripley

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Ripley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Ripley serves as the focal point of this mid-century landscape, where the Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad cuts a north-south line through the heart of Tippah County. The terrain is defined by complex drainage basins, including the headwaters of the Hatchie River and the Little Hatchie River, which give way to broad bottomlands like Green Bottom and Gus Bottom. These fertile lowlands are contrasted by notable elevations such as Oil Mill Hill and the Scruggs Hills.

Rural life in the 1950s is meticulously documented through an extensive network of country churches and family cemeteries. Significant landmarks include the Dumas Lookout Tower near Dumas and the Tippah-Union Sch, which sits right on the county boundary line. Small settlements like Keownville, Halltown, and Jericho appear connected by winding secondary roads, illustrating the dispersed agricultural and residential patterns before significant modern highway expansion.