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1963 Map of Mount Olive

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Mount Olive
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The confluence of rural Jackson County industry and ancestral history is visible across this mid-century landscape. The Navidad River and Lavaca River snake through the terrain, defining a region rich in energy extraction, as evidenced by the sprawling Morales Gas Field and Cordele Oil Field. These industrial zones are crisscrossed by numerous pipelines and access routes like Upper Cordele Road and Hill Road, indicating the intensive natural resource development characterizing the area during the early 1960s.

For genealogists and local historians, this map is particularly valuable for its preservation of family-named burial sites. Numerous small cemeteries are documented throughout the river valleys, including Burnettville Cem, Laughter Cem, Manly Cem, and Strane Cem. These landmarks, along with the settlement at Mount Olive, provide a clear record of family landholdings and community centers that predate the modern industrial footprint.