1969 Map of Clopton

About this map

Clopton serves as the primary hub of this landscape where Barbour, Dale, and Henry counties converge. During the late 1960s, the area's rural character was defined by a series of prominent intersections such as Barefield Crossroads, Bells Crossroads, and Snells Crossroads, which organized the small farming communities of the Wiregrass region. The terrain is intricately carved by the West Fork Choctawhatchee River and its numerous tributaries, including Stuckey Creek and Panther Creek. For genealogists, the map is particularly rich in landmark data, identifying several rural congregations and burial grounds like Hopewell Ch, Mt Carmel Ch, and the Magnolia Cem. The distribution of these churches and the naming of local landmarks like Ward Bridge suggest a long-established network of family-held land and community centers that remained largely unchanged by modern development at the time of this survey.