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1971 Map of Bethel

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Bethel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Mixonville and the small settlement of Bethel anchor this rural landscape in the early 1970s, situated at the junction of Conecuh, Monroe, and Butler counties. The terrain is defined by a dense network of tributaries including Furlong Creek, Duck Creek, and Pigett Mill Creek, which feed into the Sepulga River system. This area serves as a significant record for family historians, documenting several rural congregations and burial sites such as Middleton Cem and New Hope Ch.

The distribution of small communities like Commerce and Deans suggests a pattern of dispersed agricultural and timber-based settlement. Significant local landmarks like Bennett Pond and the West Sepulga River provide clear geographic markers for tracing ancestral land tracts. The presence of multiple churches, including Pine Level Ch, Pleasant Hill Ch, Mt Zion Ch, and Concord Ch, highlights the spiritual and social hubs that once organized life across these county lines.