1971 Map of Whites

About this map

The Pearl River winds through this central Mississippi landscape, marking a complex intersection of county lines where Rankin, Hinds, Simpson, and Copiah counties converge. In the early 1970s, the rural character of the region was defined by scattered small communities such as Whites, Alonzo, and Sinai, alongside the railroad siding of Gatesville. The Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad corridor tracks the river valley, serving an economy where numerous gravel pits and timberlands dictated the pace of local life.