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1960 Map of Brewton North

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Brewton North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Murder Creek and the Louisville and Nashville railroad corridor dominate the eastern portion of this map, reflecting the historical importance of these arteries to the development of the northern reaches of Brewton. In the early 1960s, the area was characterized by a transition from the structured street grid of the city, including Sowell Street and Appleton Avenue, to the more rural landscape of the T. 3 N. T. 2 N. township line. Educational landmarks such as the Southern Normal Sch and Washington High Sch provide essential geographic markers for researchers tracking the institutional history of the local community.

Small agricultural and timber settlements like Kirkland and Appleton are connected by a network of secondary roads and a Telephone Line. The map preserves the locations of several country congregations and burial grounds, such as Zion Hill Ch, Kirkland Ch, and the Weaver Cem. Along the winding courses of Juniper Creek and Burnt Corn Creek, features like Tippins Eddy and Perrys Lake illustrate how the natural water system influenced local place-naming and land use.