Historical Maps
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has cataloged over 2,500 maps in its "published information" collection. They include hand-drawn sketches of towns, localities, plantations, and battlefields, as well as published maps from the sixteenth through twenty-first centuries.
MDAH staff digitized over 600 paper maps for this online exhibit. The earliest is a triptych printed by the famous Dutch cartographer Abraham Ortelius in 1588, including La Florida, drawn by Geronimo Chaves. In his book The Southeast in Early Maps, William P. Cumming called La Florida "one of the half-dozen most important mother maps of southeastern North America." Several maps in the exhibit trace the history of Mississippi from early exploration through colonial expansion, the territorial period, and statehood. Others are hand-drawn plans and plats of towns, such as P. A. Van Dorn's original plan for the city of Jackson in 1822.
Many maps can also be found in other MDAH collections, such as government records and personal papers. One such example is included in this exhibit, the colorful map of the town of Washington, Mississippi, hand drawn by B. L. C. Wailes in the town's 1838 Minute Book. Maps that other state government agencies (especially the Mississippi Department of Transportation) have scanned to document work projects and then transferred to MDAH are not included here but can be accessed with other electronic government records.
Read MoreThe Mississippi Department of Archives and History has cataloged over 2,500 maps in its "published information" collection. They include hand-drawn sketches of towns, localities, plantations, and battlefields, as well as published maps from the sixteenth through twenty-first centuries.
MDAH staff digitized over 600 paper maps for this online exhibit. The earliest is a triptych printed by the famous Dutch cartographer Abraham Ortelius in 1588, including La Florida, drawn by Geronimo Chaves. In his book The Southeast in Early Maps, William P. Cumming called La Florida "one of the half-dozen most important mother maps of southeastern North America." Several maps in the exhibit trace the history of Mississippi from early exploration through colonial expansion, the territorial period, and statehood. Others are hand-drawn plans and plats of towns, such as P. A. Van Dorn's original plan for the city of Jackson in 1822.
Many maps can also be found in other MDAH collections, such as government records and personal papers. One such example is included in this exhibit, the colorful map of the town of Washington, Mississippi, hand drawn by B. L. C. Wailes in the town's 1838 Minute Book. Maps that other state government agencies (especially the Mississippi Department of Transportation) have scanned to document work projects and then transferred to MDAH are not included here but can be accessed with other electronic government records.
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Showing results 101-150 of 299 for scott county
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69640-map-01.tif
Map of Meridian, Mississippi, and Lauderdale County, side 1.
Lauderdale County
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191415
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69640-map-02.tif
Map of Meridian, Mississippi, and Lauderdale County, side 2.
Lauderdale County
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191416
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69671-map.tif
Map of Tishomingo City, Tishomingo County, Miss. / Jno. I. Pierce.
Tishomingo County
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191423
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69730-1-map.tif
Township 15, range 3 east : Warren County.
Warren County
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191462
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69766-map-01.tif
Columbus Separate School District : Lowndes County, Miss. / D.E. Field, civil engineer
Lowndes County
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191485
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85683-1-map.tif
Soil map, Mississippi : Jefferson Davis County sheet / U.S.
Jefferson Davis County
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191649
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85844-1-map.tif
Soil map, Mississippi : Pearl River County sheet / U.S.
Pearl River County
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191663
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67723-1-map.tif
Choctaw County, Mississippi
Rural delivery routes [map] : Choctaw County, Miss. / United States Post Office Department.
Choctaw County
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/897298
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67720-map-01.tif
Department of Education : Calhoun County, May 19, 1928 / by Q.T. Crowson, Supt. of Ed.
Calhoun County
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191326
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8204-01-c2-map.tif
County map of the states of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana / drawn and engraved by W. H.
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191134
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8205-1-map.tif
County map of the states of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191135
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69666-01-map.tif
Map of the city of Natchez suburbs : Adams County, Mississippi, 1891 / Chs. W.
Babbitt, C.E., city and county surveyor.
Adams County
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191421
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72490-1-map.tif
New rail road and county map of Arkansas, Louisiana & Mississippi / George F. Cram Co.
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191516
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69741-map-01.tif
Problem areas in soil conservation Mississippi : Simpson Soil Conservation District, Simpson County,
Simpson County
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191470
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14191-1-map.tif
Plat of land in Adams County : surveyed for Samuel Chamberlain and James F. McCaleb / I.
Adams County
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191317
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69739-map-01.tif
Map of Washington County, Mississippi : showing drainage canals, public roads, railroads and public levee
Washington County
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191466
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69739-map-02.tif
Map of Washington County, Mississippi: showing drainage canals, public roads, railroads and public levee
Washington County
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191467
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14151-1-map.tif
Map of Elliot Mission, Grenada County, Miss. / drawn by Loring S. Williams (photocopy).
Grenada County
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191300
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72492-map.tif
Part of Township 20, R26, Leflore County: showing Yallabusha (sic) River, Charley's Trail, Patacocone
Leflore County
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191518
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13901-1-map.tif
the Defences of the Capital and the line of operations of the United States Army under Major General Scott
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191201
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67719-1-map.tif
A Sketch of Carroll County showing the lands of the state bid in for taxes for 1861 / by S. Moore.
Carroll County
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191325
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72518-01-map.tif
Scarborough's new county post office map of Louisiana and Mississippi : with complete index giving population
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191541
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14197-01-map.tif
Army under the command of General Winfield Scott on the 8th, 12th & 13th Septr. 1847 made under the direction
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191319
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72516_map.tif
Map showing southern portion of Harrison County from Bay St.
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191538
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72541-map-01.tif
Shows counties, county seats and county supervisor beats.
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191553
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13910-1-map.tif
Township no. 24 range no. 1 west [Tallahatchie County, Miss.].
Tallahatchie County
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191210
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72539-map-01.tif
Shows county population, percentage of total state population, illiteracy.
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191552
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71108-1-map.tif
Dougherty, surveyor of Adams County (photographic copy).
Adams County
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191501
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14154-1-map.tif
Dougherty, surveyor of Adams County. Hand drawn on trace paper by Louise Hernandez.
Adams County
https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191302
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