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1960 Map of Bussey

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Bussey
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

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The Kansas City Southern railroad cuts a north-south line through the western half of this Columbia County landscape, serving a region defined by its timbered bottoms and active petroleum industry. The Mc Kamie Patton Oil Field occupies the northwest corner, while numerous gravel pits and unnamed oil fields indicate the extraction-based economy of the 1960s. Rural life is anchored by small settlements and a high density of country churches and schools, including Woodard Sch and Friendship Ch.

The eastern portion of the survey is dominated by the meandering course of Bayou Dorcheat, which creates a wide, low-lying drainage basin alongside Mill Creek and Big Creek. This wetland environment contrasts with the higher ground of Mars Hill to the north. Local history is well-preserved through numerous burial sites like Rocky Mount Cem and Sharman Cem, marking the early family homesteads of the Dorcheat and Macedonia districts.