Creator: Planning Commission (RG 15).

Collection Summary: Reports on various drainage districts throughout Mississippi, generated as a result of the Statewide Drainage Survey. The reports were prepared by the State Planning Commission (and its successor, the Board of Development) under the direction of the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.  The typed reports typically include a small map of the drainage district. Arrangement is alphabetical by county name, but since some drainage districts overlap two or more counties, researchers interested in such districts should check all appropriate county folders.

Access Restrictions: None.

Date(s): 1939-1940.

Volume: 2.00 Cubic Feet.

Finding Aid Created By: Colby Cox in August 2024.

Related Materials: TBD.

Record Group History: The Mississippi Planning Commission was created by the Mississippi Senate via Senate Bill 551 in 1936. The Commission was tasked with creating a master plan for the physical development of the state and prepare a program for the continued development of major improvements in the state. Additional duties of the commission were the preparation of maps and surveys for the use of state agencies and the performance of administrative and engineering work throughout Mississippi. In 1940, the commission was abolished, and its duties were transferred to the newly created Board of Development.

Collection Inventory:
Box Content 

Box Number

Attala – Tate counties

623

Tippah – Yazoo counties   

624