Loading map...

1963 Map of Tallulah

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Tallulah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Tallulah serves as the focal point of this Madison Parish study, situated at the busy intersection of the Illinois Central and Missouri Pacific railroads. The town's mid-century infrastructure is well-defined, featuring the Courthouse, a Fairground, and various educational institutions like McCall Sch and Wright Sch. To the south, Marlin Airport and a Drive-in Theater reflect the era's growing transportation and leisure footprint.

The surrounding landscape is a complex network of bayous and oxbow lakes, including the prominent crescent of Willow Lake and the winding course of Brushy Bayou. Rural life in the early 1960s is marked by scattered church-and-cemetery clusters such as Morning Crest Cem and Morning Star Ch. These features, along with outlying settlements like Talla Bena and Englewood, illustrate the persistent connection between local communities and the intricate waterways of the Mississippi Delta region.