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1972 Map of Highpoint

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Highpoint
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The boundary between Choctaw Co and Winston Co runs through a landscape defined by small rural congregations and the winding path of the Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad. In the early 1970s, the community of Highpoint sat at a junction near the edge of the Tombigbee National Forest, where the terrain begins to rise toward the ridge. The map reveals a dense network of local spiritual and burial sites, from Big Jerusalem Ch and Sister Jerusalem Ch in the north to Owens Chapel Cem and Ebenezer Ch further south.

Waterways like Tibby Creek, Lobutcha Creek, and Tallahaga Creek drain the timbered hills, creating a complex topography of branches and springs such as Big John Br and Spring Br. This survey is particularly useful for genealogical research, documenting numerous family-named landmarks like Turner Cem and the Old Concord Cem, providing a detailed spatial record of the Choctaw-Winston borderlands before modern development altered these rural corridors.