2017 Map of Methvins

About this map

Lamar and Methvins anchor this rural landscape in Sumter County, where the terrain is defined by a dense network of creek branches and locally-named millponds. The boundary between Dooly County and Sumter County runs along the eastern edge, following the course of Murray Br and Lime Creek. Notable for genealogists, the map identifies Friendship Cem and Pleasant Grove Cem, along with numerous small lakes such as Pat Crumpton Lake and Hoke Smith Lake West. The presence of Browns Millpond and its associated Browns Mill Pond Mill road indicates a legacy of water-powered industry that once shaped the local economy. A complex grid of family-named routes, including Newt Bailey Rd and Jury Clark Rd, crisscrosses the low-lying wetlands and drainage basins of Po Joe Branch and Little Lime Creek.