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1972 Map of Woodland

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Woodland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Woodland sits at the heart of this North Mississippi landscape, where the Gulf Central Illinois railroad and the Natchez Trace Parkway create a distinct transportation corridor through the rural countryside. The town's surroundings are defined by a network of creek bottoms, including Chewawah Creek and Little Cane Creek, interspersed with agricultural clearings and small rural settlements like Tabbville and Anchor.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, from Woodland Cem and Friendship Cem to numerous country churches such as Rhodes Chapel, Pleasant Ridge Ch, and New Prospect Ch. The map also captures the Woodland Lookout Tower overlooking the terrain near Bear Creek. The presence of the Yalobusha River in the northwest corner and several named lakes, such as Scarborough Lake and Childs Lake, illustrates the drainage patterns across the Chickasaw Co and Clay Co border during the early 1970s.