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1972 Map of Union West

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Union West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Union and the surrounding borderlands of Neshoba and Newton Counties appear here in the early 1970s, defined by a landscape of small settlements and numerous country churches. The Illinois Central Gulf railroad cuts through the terrain, passing north of Barfoot and Dover as it connects the region's commerce. Rural life is anchored by spiritual and community centers like Evans Tabernacle, Hudsons Chapel, and Bluff Springs Ch, while several sandpits dot the area, indicating the local extraction industry of the time.

Waterways like Sipsey Creek and Conehatta Creek meander through the hills, providing drainage near family-named landmarks such as Little Mountain and Stamper Pond. Small hubs like Stratton, Lucern, and Neville are connected by a network of local roads, while the presence of the Union Muni Airport and a local Golf Course near the town center shows the area's development. This survey reflects the quiet, transitionary period of east-central Mississippi before later modernizations altered the rural character.