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1984 Map of Tupelo

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Tupelo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Tupelo and its surrounding hill country define this detailed study of North Mississippi and the Tennessee Valley. The landscape is dominated by the massive flood control reservoirs of the Yazoo River Basin, including Sardis Lake, Enid Lake, and Arkabutla Lake. To the east, Pickwick Lake pools along the Tennessee River at the junction of Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. This era shows a region in transition, where established towns like Oxford and Holly Springs are linked by the modern Interstate 55 and U.S. Highway 78 corridors.

Genealogists and local historians can trace the topography of the Pontotoc Ridge and the Tennessee Valley, or locate the University of Mississippi at Oxford. The map preserves the rail network of the mid-1980s, featuring the Illinois Central Gulf RR, St Louis-San Francisco Ry, and Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR. Natural landmarks such as Woodall Mountain stand alongside protected timberlands in the Holly Springs National Forest and Tombigbee National Forest.