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1974 Map of Millry South

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Millry South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Old Indian Treaty Boundary cuts across the northern landscape of Washington County, marking a historic line through the timbered terrain south of Millry. In the mid-1970s, the St Louis-San Francisco railroad served as the primary industrial spine for this region, connecting the rural communities of Loper, Yarbo, and Jordan. This transportation network supported local resource extraction, evidenced by the Sandpit located near the headwaters of Pine Barren Creek.

Family and community history is preserved through several rural congregations and burial grounds, including Barlow Chapel and the Yarbo Cem. The geography is defined by a dense network of watercourses, such as Santa Bogue Creek and the North Prong and South Prong tributaries, which drain into the larger creek systems. These features illustrate the traditional settlement patterns of southwestern Alabama, where homes and churches like Reynolds Ch were established along the higher ground between creek bottoms.