
The Big Sunflower River meanders through the heart of this Sunflower County landscape, defining the agricultural and transport patterns of the mid-1960s. The town of Ruleville serves as the primary hub, situated along the Illinois Central railroad corridor which also connects the smaller settlements of Doddsville, Cottondale, and Eastland. The mapping reveals a rural infrastructure deeply tied to local family names and small-town congregations, preserved through numerous cemeteries and churches such as Hillhouse Cem, Mt Zion Cem, and True Light Ch.
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1931 · Schlater
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1931 · Sumner
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1931 · Drew
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1934 · Cleveland
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1934 · Schlater
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Sumner
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Mound Bayou
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Schlater
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Sumner
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Cleveland
USGS Topo · 1:62,500