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1966 Map of Decatur

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Decatur
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Decatur serves as the focal point of this mid-1960s survey, showing the town at a moment of steady development supported by the Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad corridor. The landscape is heavily defined by its rural institutions, with numerous country churches such as Shady Grove Ch, Little Rock Ch, and Beulah Ch serving the outlying communities. A notable concentration of education and community life is seen at the Beulah-Hubbard Sch in the northern portion of the quadrangle.

The drainage patterns of Newton County are intricate, featuring the Chunky Canal and the winding Okahatta Creek, which together with Turkey Creek and McMullan Branch shape the local topography. This period of the 1960s also shows municipal infrastructure like the Sewage Disposal Pond and local industry via the Sandpit near Majure Ch. These details, alongside family-named landmarks like the Johnson Cem and Brand Cem, provide a clear picture of the mid-century Southern interior.