The Buttahatchee River meanders through the heart of this landscape, anchoring a rural topography defined by the small settlements of Beaverton, Crews, and the eastern outskirts of Sulligent. This 2014 survey reveals a territory where local life is tied to the creek bottoms and rising ridges, with the Beaver Creek and Crews Mill Branch networks drainage toward the river. Historically significant road corridors like the Military Road and Dinky Line Road underscore the long-standing transportation patterns of Lamar County. For those researching family heritage, the map is remarkably dense with burial sites, including the Beaverton Memorial Cemetery, Sizemore Memorial Cemetery, and several smaller family or community plots like Stanford Cemetery and Pope Cemetery. The concentration of these cemeteries alongside landmarks like Stuckey Lake and Olive Hill provides a precise spatial record of the area's rural social structure and land ownership.
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1953 · Birmingham
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1953 · West Point
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1956 · Birmingham
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1956 · Gadsden
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1956 · Tupelo
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1957 · Birmingham
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1958 · Tupelo
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1958 · West Point
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1958 · Gadsden
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1960 · Gadsden
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