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1971 Map of China

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of China
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

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Murder Creek and its many tributaries carve through this section of Conecuh County, defining a landscape where small rural settlements and timber-adjacent industry were well-established by the early 1970s. The namesake community of China sits in the southeast, near Witheringtons Pond and the Witherington Cem, while the central portion of the map is anchored by Parnelson and Bookers Mill.

Genealogists will find a high density of country churches and family-linked landmarks, such as Fowler and Blackmons Pond. The distribution of sites like New Haven Ch and Centenary Ch suggests a network of tight-knit communities connected by winding county roads. The prominence of Shack Creek and Spring Creek underscores the importance of local water sources to the settlement patterns and agricultural layout of the region during this era.