1967 Map of Hightogy

About this map

Vernon and the surrounding Lamar County countryside are mapped here during the late 1960s, revealing a landscape defined by small rural communities and numerous country churches. The settlement pattern is deeply tied to the local watercourses, with Yellow Creek and Buck Creek in the north and the extensive Hells Creek drainage carving through the central terrain. This survey illustrates the density of local religious and social centers, many with adjacent burial grounds, such as South Carolina Ch Cem and Mt Olive Ch Cem. The presence of many Gravel Pit locations across the quadrangle indicates active local extraction industries during this era. Scattered crossroads like Hightogy and Kingville serve as navigational anchors in a region largely dominated by timber and small-scale agriculture, while the local Hospital in Vernon marks the area's primary service hub.