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1962 Map of Vernon

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Vernon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

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Nanih Waiya State Park anchors the central landscape of this survey, where the borders of Winston, Neshoba, and Kemper counties converge. The terrain is defined by the winding paths of Nanih Waiya Creek and Bogue Chitto Creek, with the Coopwood Canal and Big Slough Creek marking the drainage patterns of the western bottoms. This era of rural Mississippi life is visible in a network of small settlements like Vernon, Claytown, and Coy, each linked by a fine-grained map of family-named landmarks.

Local history and genealogy are well-documented through numerous rural institutions, including the Nanih Waiya Sch, Gum Branch Sch, and churches such as Winston Ch and Oak Grove Ch. The presence of established burial grounds like Whitehead Cem, Fulton Cem, and Harmony Ch Cem offers researchers specific points of reference for the families that shaped these rural communities in the mid-20th century.