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1969 Map of Milltown

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Milltown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Milltown serves as the focal point of this Chambers County landscape, situated where the County High Sch and Milltown Cem anchor the local community. The terrain is defined by the winding course of Chikasanoxee Creek and its many tributaries, including Williams Creek and Mathews Branch. Small crossroads and rural gathering places like Pooles Crossroad, Clackville, and Penton are scattered across the quadrangle, illustrating the decentralized settlement pattern of eastern Alabama in the late 1960s.

Transport and industry are represented by the Seaboard Coast Line railroad cutting across the northern corner, while the spiritual life of the area is evidenced by a high density of country churches such as The Greater Pine Hill Ch and New Harmony Ch. From the Mt Olive Community Center to the quiet marker at Rock Fence, the map preserves the precise locations of homes, schools, and cemeteries essential for genealogical research in this rural corridor.