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1960 Map of Brewton North

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Brewton North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The city of Brewton serves as the focal point of this 1960 survey, situated where the Louisville and Nashville railroad corridor meets the winding waters of Murder Creek. The landscape transition from the established town center to the surrounding timberlands is marked by numerous institutional landmarks, including the Southern Normal Sch and Washington High Sch. These sites, along with the Country Club and nearby Anna Maria Lake, reflect the social and educational infrastructure of Escambia County during the mid-twentieth century.

Outside the primary settlement, the rural character of the region is defined by family-named sites and small communities like Appleton and Kirkland. Waterways such as Juniper Creek and Burnt Corn Creek carve through the terrain, punctuated by small-scale industrial activity at the Gravel Pit and Claypit. Numerous country churches and cemeteries, such as Zion Hill Ch and Weaver Cem, are scattered across the landscape, providing essential points of reference for genealogists and local historians tracing the development of this Alabama community.