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1966 Map of Vaiden

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Vaiden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Vaiden serves as the focal point of this mid-1960s Mississippi survey, situated along the Illinois Central railroad. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Big Black River, which flows through the center of the sheet, separating the town from the more rural eastern hills. Numerous rural landmarks suggest a landscape of tight-knit communities, particularly evident in the concentration of educational and religious sites like the North Vaiden High Sch and Vaiden Hill Ch.

The surveying reveals a network of family-named cemeteries and small community chapels, such as Tuckersville Cem and Old Plank Ch, scattered among the drainages of Hays Creek and Peachahala Creek. The topography around Vaiden Hill and the surrounding bottoms highlights the typical settlement patterns of the era, where roads and structures followed the subtle ridges above the river's floodplain. This record is particularly valuable for tracing the location of the Scott and Beatty settlements as they existed before modern highway expansions altered the local road network.