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1964 Map of Brazil

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Brazil
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Gibson County and Crockett County farmlands are defined by a dense network of country roads and small community hubs in the mid-1960s. The settlement of Brazil sits at a crossroads near the center of the sheet, surrounded by family-named landmarks and rural institutions like the Poplar Grove Ch and Persimmon Grove Sch. To the south, the Middle Fork Forked Deer River winds through bottomlands, with the Mc Murry Levee providing a glimpse into local water management strategies of the era.

Local history is preserved in numerous scattered burial grounds and churches, from the oddly named Frog Jump in the east to the mineral springs history suggested by Gibson Wells. The map captures a landscape transitioning between traditional agrarian patterns and modern infrastructure, evidenced by the intricate loop roads like Tyree Loop Road and Dodd Loop Road that serviced rural homesteads before later consolidation.