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1970 Map of Tylertown

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Tylertown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Tylertown serves as the focal point of this 1970 landscape, where the Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad corridor tracks alongside the Bogue Chitto river system. The map documents a rural network of family and community landmarks crossing the Mississippi Louisiana state line into Washington Parish. The distribution of scattered settlements like Lexie, Popes, and Simonds reveals a traditional agrarian structure maintained into the late twentieth century.

Genealogists will find a wealth of specific local history through the numerous family-named burial sites, including the Brock Cem, Dillon Cem, and Rushing Cem. Religious and educational life is anchored by institutions such as New Bethel Ch and the Gulledge High Sch, while the natural topography is defined by the winding paths of Magees Creek and Sweetwater Creek. This survey records the region just before modern expansion, capturing the placement of local gravel pits and landmarks like Lake Walthall.