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1973 Map of Wheeler

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Wheeler
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The community of Wheeler serves as a central hub on this 1970s survey, situated along the Illinois Central Gulf railroad line. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of numerous waterways, including Twentymile Creek, Donivan Creek, and Casey Creek, which carve through the terrain between Prentiss and Lee counties. The map captures a high density of rural institutions that offer significant value for genealogical research, ranging from Hopewell Primitive Ch to smaller family-named landmarks like Elder Lake.

Further south, the northern outskirts of Baldwyn are visible, showing the early infrastructure of the Sewage Disposal Pond and localized utilities like the Water Tank. A cluster of well-documented cemeteries, such as Hodges Chapel Cem and Shady Grove Cem, are scattered throughout the countryside, marking the established rural settlements and church congregations like Prospect Ch that have long characterized this portion of Northeast Mississippi.