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1970 Map of Mount Carmel

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Mount Carmel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Gwinville Oil and Gas Field dominates the northern reaches of this Jefferson Davis County landscape, where the infrastructure of the energy industry meets a rural network of churches and family cemeteries. At the heart of the settlement pattern is Mount Carmel, a community defined by its eponymous Mount Carmel Ch and surrounding farmland. Further north, the Clem area is marked by the Clem Lookout Tower, which provides a vantage point over the timbered terrain and the drainages of White Sand Creek and Bowie Creek.

Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites and country congregations that anchor the local history. Several smaller family and community landmarks, such as McInnis Cem, Steward Cem, and Point Pleasant Ch, are scattered across the quadrangle. The map also records the boundary line between Jefferson Davis and Covington Counties, showing how the land was partitioned and utilized through the mid-20th century.