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1967 Map of Little River

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Little River
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The Little River carves a dramatic path through the Bear Creek Canyon and Little DeSoto River State Park in this mid-1960s survey of the DeKalb and Cherokee county line. The landscape is defined by the sharp verticality of Shinbone Ridge and Saltcellar Ridge, which hem in the river as it flows toward the rising waters of Weiss Lake in the south. Settlement is concentrated on the high ground, with small communities like Dog Town and Lickskillet serving as focal points for the surrounding rural homesteads.

Genealogists will find a wealth of specific landmarks including family-named sites like Tuckers Chapel Cem and Coffey Cem. The map captures the infrastructure of the era, from the Ruhama Jr High Sch to the Southern railroad line cutting through the Shinbone Valley. This record documents the transition between the managed wilderness of the Little River Wildlife Management Area and the emerging recreational landscape near Canyon Park.