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1962 Map of Vernon

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Vernon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The ancient Nanih Waiya Indian Mound serves as a cultural anchor for this portion of the Winston and Neshoba County line. Surveyed in the early 1960s, the landscape is defined by the convergence of several major waterways, including Big Tallahaga Creek, Bogue Chitto Creek, and Nanih Waiya Creek. The rural community structure centers on small settlements like Vernon and Claytown, where daily life was organized around local institutions such as the Nanih Waiya Sch and Harmony Ch.

Evidence of the region's agricultural and resource-based economy is visible in the network of drainage canals like Coopwood Canal and the presence of a Gravel Pit near Coy. Genealogists will find considerable value in the numerous family-named landmarks and resting places, from Whitehead Cem and Fulton Cem to the Middleton Ch Cem, documenting the established families of this Mississippi interior during the mid-century era.