1935 Map of White Oak

About this map

White Oak emerges as a small rural settlement in Prentiss County during this mid-1930s field examination. The landscape is defined by the drainage of Glausel Creek, where the local community was served by the Snowdown Sch. This advance sheet, compiled from aerial photographs by the Tennessee Valley Authority and the U.S. Geological Survey, captures a specific moment in the infrastructure of northern Mississippi, including the presence of the T Tr RY 66 line. The map primarily documents the eastern edge of the quadrangle, illustrating the early 20th-century road patterns and ridge lines that dictated the development of these small upland communities before significant post-war modernization altered the rural geography.