1967 Map of Millport NW

About this map

Vernon marks the northeastern edge of this map, situated in a landscape defined by the winding paths of Yellow Creek and Wilson Creek. The map documents a rural community structure deeply tied to its local institutions, evidenced by the clustering of churches and schools such as Murray Chapel, Todd High Sch, and the Lamar County Training Sch. Significant genealogical data is preserved through the locations of numerous family and church burial grounds, including the Lampkin Cem, Sailor Cem, and the Old Asbury Cem. The terrain rises toward Furnace Hill in the north, while the southern reaches are dotted with water bodies like Gault Lake and McGee Lake. The surveying by the U.S. Geological Survey during the mid-1960s captures the area before modern development altered the distribution of these small civic and spiritual centers.