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1964 Map of West

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Big Black River meanders through the heart of this landscape, forming a natural boundary between Holmes and Attala counties. This 1964 survey, revised with 1981 aerial data, centers on the settlement of West, where the Illinois Central Gulf railroad tracks run parallel to the river valley. The settlement pattern is defined by rural congregations and family burial grounds that anchor these communities across the transition from Carroll to Holmes County.

Genealogists can trace several prominent local landmarks, including St Joseph Ch and Long Branch Ch, alongside the Old County Line Ch Cem. The terrain is drained by a network of smaller streams like Jordan Creek and Kyle Creek, which flow toward the river bottomlands. This map documents a period of early 1980s infrastructure superimposed on the mid-century agricultural layout, seen in the highway improvements near Roadside Park.