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1971 Map of Whites

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Whites
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Pearl River and its intricate network of tributaries, including Steen Creek and Rocky Creek, define this rural Mississippi landscape at the intersection of four counties. Small rural settlements like Whites and Sinai serve as anchors for the local community, which is largely organized around dispersed family farms and timber tracts. The Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad corridor runs through the southwest, connecting the area to larger regional markets via Gatesville.

Genealogists will find several rural congregations and burial grounds, such as Poplar Springs Cem and Briggs Hill Ch, providing physical evidence of longstanding settlement patterns. The topography transitions from the alluvial bottomlands of Vaughn Creek to the higher ground of Holcomb Mountain, where a Lookout Tower marks a high point in the terrain. The presence of numerous Gravel Pits suggests an economy also tied to the extraction of local natural resources.