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1967 Map of Beaverton

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Beaverton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The Buttahatchee River meanders through this portion of Lamar County, defining a landscape of narrow bottomlands and dissected uplands during the late 1960s. The St Louis - San Francisco railroad serves as the primary industrial axis, connecting the settlements of Beaverton, Crews, and the eastern edge of Sulligent. This corridor is characterized by a concentrated pattern of extraction, with numerous Gravel Pits dotting the terrain near the rail line and river crossings.

Local genealogy is well-preserved through a network of country churches and family burial grounds, including Mt Hebron Ch, Union Ridge Ch, and the Nolen Cem. Water remains central to the geography here, evidenced by named crossings like Hays Ford and Hawkins Ford, as well as Stuckey Lake with its associated spillway. The map captures a moment when rural Alabama relied on these established river fords and small-scale gravel operations alongside the persisting influence of the regional rail network.