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1963 Map of Barrontown

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Barrontown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Tallahala Creek winds through this Pine Belt landscape, serving as a central geographic anchor where the borders of Jones, Forrest, and Perry Counties converge. The mapping reflects a rural Mississippi territory during the early 1960s, defined by a network of small settlements like Union, Morriston, and Barrontown. The cultural landscape is heavily punctuated by local spiritual and family sites, including Mars Hill Ch and several burial grounds such as Murphy Cem and Kirkland Cem.

Industry and infrastructure are visible through numerous Gravel Pits and Gas Wells, indicating the local extraction economy of the era. The presence of the Petal Lookout Tower and the Compressor Sta highlights the region's management of its timber and energy resources. Local watercourses like Sweetwater Creek and Woodards Mill Creek drain into the primary Tallahala basin, while church-centered communities like Macedonia continue to anchor the southern portion of the quadrangle.