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1970 Map of Jefferson

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Jefferson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Tombigbree River marks the western boundary of this landscape, separating Marengo and Sumter counties in a region defined by river-bottom lowlands and industrial infrastructure. In the early 1970s, the area near the river was anchored by the Demopolis Municipal Airport and a centralized water utility network featuring a Filtration Plant and Sewage Disposal facility. Rural life is centered around the community of Jefferson, where the local road network converges near Mt Zion Ch.

Transportation corridors dominate the interior, with the Southern and St Louis-San Francisco railroads cutting through the terrain alongside multiple pipelines. Traces of local education and faith are preserved through landmarks like Essex Sch, Friendship Ch, and Bethel Ch. Resource extraction is evident in the southeastern reaches, where Sandpit operations are located along the tributaries of Double Creek and Falling Creek.