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1968 Map of Clear Springs

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Clear Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Bienville National Forest covers much of this landscape in central Mississippi, where the boundaries of Scott, Newton, Smith, and Jasper counties converge. The terrain is defined by a dense network of tributaries including West Tallahala Creek, Ichusa Creek, and Quarterliah Creek, which carve through the timberland. Near the settlement of Clear Springs, a Lookout Tower stands as a sentinel over the forest, while the Marathon Lake Recreation Area provides a focal point for activity around Marathon Lake.

Evidence of local community life and resource extraction is scattered throughout the woods, from the isolated Oil Well and Drill Hole to historic rural centers like Mt Calvary Ch, Decedar Ch, and the Burnett Cem. These features illustrate the mid-20th-century balance between the public management of the national forest and the private family history of those living in these small, creek-side communities.