1972 Map of Louisville SW

About this map

The boundary between Choctaw Co and Winston Co runs through this landscape of creek bottoms and rural congregations as it appeared in the early 1970s. This territory is defined by its numerous spiritual and social hubs, including the Ford Community Center and several churches that anchor the local identity, such as Welcome Chapel, Whitehall Ch, and Pleasant Hill Ch. The mapping of fence and field lines from aerial photography provides a window into the land use patterns of the era, showing how small-scale agriculture integrated with the natural drainage of Lobutcha Creek and Noxapater Creek. For those researching local families, the presence of various Sandpit Cem sites and the Steed Cem offers precise locations for ancestral study within the rural tracts south of Louisville.