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2011 Map of Jachin

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Jachin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Jachin serves as a central point in this rural Choctaw County landscape, situated where the terrain transitions between numerous creek drainage basins. The area is defined by its complex hydrography, with Tuckabum Creek and Yantley Creek carving through the countryside. Evidence of local community and genealogy is found in several small settlements and their associated landmarks, such as Chapel Hill with its Christopher Chapel Cemetery and the Morning Star Cemetery located further south near Vaughn Creek.

Resource management and local infrastructure are visible through features like the Allison Lookout Tower and man-made water bodies including Donald Hesselman Lake and Hannah Lake. The network of country roads, such as Co HWY 36 and Bent Tree Rd, connects these isolated family landmarks and rural outposts, reflecting the enduring agricultural and timber-based character of this western Alabama region.