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1967 Map of Detroit

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Detroit
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The town of Detroit serves as the focal point of this 1960s study of the Alabama-Mississippi borderlands. Situated near the junction of several county lines, the landscape is defined by the Old Indian Treaty Boundary slicing through the terrain, a remnant of historical land divisions. The area is dense with local landmarks of genealogical interest, including the Byrd Sch, Detroit Ch, and several family-named burial grounds like the Riggins Cem and Coster Cem.

Waterways dominate the rural topography, with Splunge Creek and Sipsey Creek carving through the countryside. Evidence of local industry is visible in the numerous Gravel Pit operations scattered near Mill Creek and Factory Creek. The map also captures several rural congregations such as Liberty Grove Ch and Pleasant Site Ch, illustrating the distributed nature of the community's social fabric at this time.