1973 Map of Leslie SE

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The Flint River defines the eastern boundary of this landscape, separating Lee and Worth counties as it flows south toward the community of Philema. This early 1970s survey illustrates a region shaped by its hydrology, where numerous tributaries like Hawkins Branch and Starr Branch carve through the coastal plain. The interior is dotted with localized nodes of community life, anchored by rural congregations such as St Mathews Ch, New Pine Grove Ch, and Phillips Grove Ch. These church sites and nearby cemeteries provide a valuable geographic record for family historians tracking roots in the Tarpley and Mossy Dell vicinities. Evidence of changing transportation and land use appears along the southern edge, where an abandoned roadbed indicates a shift in the local network of country lanes and improved surfaces.