1971 Map of Coffeeville Lock And Dam

About this map

The Tombigbee River serves as the dominant artery through this stretch of southwest Alabama, carving a path between Choctaw and Clarke counties. In the early 1970s, the riverine economy is evidenced by a series of landings including Sellers Landing, Lenoir Landing, and Bladon Springs Landing, alongside the prominent Coffeeville Lock and Dam at the southern bend. The map illustrates a landscape where industrial extraction meets conservation, as numerous Oil Wells and a Lookout Tower appear just north of the expansive Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge. Small rural communities and church-centered settlements like Womack Hill, Barrytown, and Pleasant Chapel are dispersed among the dense network of tributaries such as Okatuppa Creek and Sowwilpa Creek. For genealogists, the presence of family-named landmarks like Moores and Turner cemeteries provides specific points of connection to the local residents of the era.