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1963 Map of Barrontown

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Barrontown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

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Tallahala Creek snakes through the center of this landscape, marking the intersection of Jones, Forrest, and Perry Counties. The survey reveals a rural network of small communities and family-named landmarks during the early 1960s, with later purple revisions from the 1980s showing the expansion of clearings and new road structures. Small settlements like Union and Morriston are connected by winding country roads, while the southern edge is anchored by Barrontown.

Genealogists and local historians will find numerous rural centers of worship and burial, such as Macedonia Ch and Mars Hill Ch, alongside several family cemeteries including Odoms Cem and Kirkland Cem. The land's utility is visible in the scattered Gravel Pits, Gas Wells, and the Petal Lookout Tower, which stands near the community of Macedonia. The drainage patterns of Sweetwater Creek and Tibbehay Creek define the low-lying areas between prominent rises like Bushhead Hill.