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1965 Map of Hot Coffee

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Hot Coffee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Hot Coffee and the surrounding piney woods of Covington County and Jones County appear here during a period of transition in the mid-1960s. The landscape is defined by the winding Leaf River and its major tributary, Oakohay Creek, which drain a region characterized by small rural settlements and scattered family landmarks. The map documents numerous community pillars, from Hopewell Sch to rural sanctuaries like Union Ch and Bethel Ch.

Industrial activity is evident through various Gravel Pits and an Oil Well south of Mitchell Branch, suggesting the extraction-based economy of the era. The presence of several oxbow lakes, including Horseshoe Lake and Scruggs Lake, highlights the dynamic hydrology of the river basin. Later 1980s revisions, noted in purple, show the expansion of roads and infrastructure such as a Radio Tower and the highway corridor passing through Hebron.