1974 Map of Emelle

About this map

The borderlands of Sumter County, Alabama, and Kemper County, Mississippi, appear in this mid-1970s survey, dominated by the ST Louis - San Francisco railroad corridor. The settlement of Emelle serves as a local hub, flanked by smaller communities like Hammer and Sledge. The landscape is a network of small creeks including Sicolocco Creek, Sanusi Creek, and Quailby Creek, which drain a countryside dotted with family-named landmarks and rural congregations. Several country churches and their associated grounds, such as Bethel Ch and the neighboring Bethel Cem, suggest long-standing community centers. To the south, industrial activity is marked by a Claypit, while the northern portion of the quadrangle shows the transition from timber and pasture into the Mississippi state line. Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites to trace, from Boney Cem in the northwest to Danner Cem and the Old Side Cem further east.