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1971 Map of Whitfield

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

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The massive grounds of the Mississippi State Hospital dominate the northern landscape of this Rankin County region in the early 1970s. Located near Whitfield, the hospital complex is surrounded by an extensive network of water management features, including several large Sewage Disposal Ponds and the headwaters of Skin Terrapin Creek. This institutional center is connected to the wider world by the Illinois Central railroad, which cuts northwest through Pearson.

To the south, the terrain transitions into a patchwork of rural communities and family-centered landmarks. A high density of rural houses and small churches, such as Briar Hill Ch and New Hope Ch, suggests a well-established residential fabric. Education centers like Florence High Sch and McLaurin High Sch serve the local population, while the presence of a Lookout Tower near Monterey and scattered Gravel Pits point to local industry and forest management in this rolling Mississippi landscape.