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1968 Map of Browns

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Browns
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

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Bogue Chitto Creek meanders through the heart of this Black Belt landscape, defining the topography alongside Mud Creek and the Weissinger Lakes region in the south. The area is defined by a deep-rooted rural settlement pattern, anchored by numerous small community centers such as Browns, Massillon, and Marshall. For genealogists and local historians, the distribution of country churches and family-linked burial grounds is significant, including St Marks Ch and its adjacent St Marks Cem, as well as the Bell Cems and Good Hope Ch.

The Southern railroad line cuts an east-west path across the center of the sheet, connecting these small depots and agricultural hubs. Land use in the late 1960s appears centered on managed water resources and livestock, evidenced by Lake Walnutta, Big B Ranch Lake, and several marked flowing wells. The boundary between Perry Co and Dallas Co runs across the northern reaches, marking the political division of this timber and cattle country.