{"product_id":"old-map-of-biloxi-mississippi-by-usgs-1954-mississippi-sound-diberville","title":"Old Map of Biloxi, Mississippi by USGS, 1954 – Mississippi Sound \u0026 D'Iberville","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1965 using survey data from 1954, the U.S. Geological Survey’s “Biloxi” presents the Mississippi Gulf Coast at a fascinating mid-century moment. At a precise 1:24,000 scale, it records the city of Biloxi, its surrounding shorelines, and the intricate meeting of land and water along Mississippi Sound and Biloxi Bay. The map’s original title is pleasingly direct, yet the geography it contains is richly layered: Point Cadet, Long Point, Back Bay, D’Iberville, beaches, railways, roadways, and the coastal trace of U.S. Route 90 all appear within a disciplined topographic framework. It is both a navigational document and a historical portrait of a Gulf Coast city before later decades of resort expansion, storm damage, and redevelopment reshaped its waterfront.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe U.S. Geological Survey brought to this map the clarity and authority that made its topographic series an essential record of American landscapes. Founded in the nineteenth century to classify public lands and natural resources, the USGS developed a standardized cartographic language that balanced scientific rigor with remarkable visual legibility. Here, that language is evident in the careful use of contour lines, water symbols, road classifications, building patterns, and vegetation tinting. Greens mark wooded areas, blues define bays, sounds, bayous, and the Gulf, while denser urban markings distinguish Biloxi’s developed core from its softer coastal surroundings. The result is a beautifully ordered composition that makes the region’s environmental character immediately intelligible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBiloxi’s geography gives the map much of its drama. The city occupies a narrow coastal position between Mississippi Sound to the south and Back Bay to the north, a setting that has long shaped its maritime economy, neighborhood growth, and vulnerability to storms. Biloxi Bay opens toward the east, while Point Cadet reaches into the water as one of the city’s most recognizable waterfront districts. The Gulf of Mexico lies beyond the barrier of the Sound, suggested through the broad coastal sweep and beach-lined edge. This interlacing of shoreline, bay, sound, and urban fabric captures the defining tension of Biloxi: a city built for access to the sea, yet continually negotiating the power of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map also preserves a valuable picture of Biloxi’s built environment in the 1950s. Streets and roadways thread through the city, with U.S. Route 90 tracing the coast as a major artery of Gulf travel. Rail lines, clustered buildings, and mapped infrastructure reveal the practical anatomy of a working coastal community. Landmarks such as the Biloxi Lighthouse and the Naval Construction Battalion Center help anchor the sheet in both civic and military history. The presence of beaches, waterfront districts, and nearby D’Iberville shows a region already shaped by movement, tourism, defense, fishing, and residential expansion. Seen today, these details offer a compelling comparison with the modern city’s altered patterns of development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a historical document, “Biloxi” is especially evocative because it predates some of the most consequential transformations in the city’s modern history. It shows the Gulf Coast before Hurricane Camille in 1969 and long before Hurricane Katrina in 2005, both of which profoundly affected Biloxi’s waterfront and urban fabric. The contour lines and low-lying terrain subtly underscore why this coast has always been exposed to storm surge and environmental change. Yet the map is not merely a record of vulnerability; it is also a celebration of place, revealing the elegance of Biloxi’s coastal form, the complexity of its waterways, and the mid-century balance between urban growth and natural landscape along Mississippi’s luminous shoreline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiloxi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMississippi Sound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiloxi Bay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoint Cadet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack Bay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD'Iberville\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiloxi Lighthouse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGulf of Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShoreline Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNaval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious streets and roadways, indicated by cartographic symbols\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotable urban infrastructure, including buildings and railways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeaches along the coastline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eU.S. Route 90\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical 1:24,000 topographical map of Biloxi, Mississippi and the surrounding area.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the U.S. Geological Survey using survey data from 1954 and published in 1965.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe USGS is known for its standardized topographical mapping practices and its role in mapping and surveying natural resources across the United States.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepicts Biloxi’s populated area, urban development, waterways, and notable landmarks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures a clear color palette, with greens for wooded land and blue hues for water bodies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes contour lines and shading to show elevation changes across Biloxi and nearby regions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eServes as a historical record of mid-20th-century land use and urban development in Biloxi.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers insight into a coastal landscape that has likely changed significantly due to urbanization and natural events.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). 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