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1980 Map of Whitfield

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Whitfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The State Hospital and Hudspeth Retardation Center dominate the landscape near Whitfield, serving as central institutional landmarks within Rankin County. This 1980 update shows a landscape defined by significant social infrastructure, including Wesley College and Florence High Sch to the southwest. The Illinois Central Gulf corridor cuts through the northern and southern sections of the map, providing a glimpse of the rail infrastructure that once connected these rural Mississippi communities.

Rural life is anchored by a network of local congregations such as New Hope Ch, Jerusalem Ch, and Good Hope Ch. Between the settlements of Monterey and Thomasville, the terrain is marked by numerous resource extraction sites like the Sandpit and various Gravel Pits, alongside natural features such as Lake Patterson and the winding Tumbaloo and Pringle branches. The map captures a moment of established rural community life just before late-century suburban expansion reached this part of the county.