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1968 Map of Perote

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Perote
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The ridge line between the Pea River and the tributaries of the Bogue Chitta Creek defines the landscape of southeastern Bullock County in the late 1960s. This survey documents a rural network of small, traditional settlements including Blues Old Stand, Perote, and the curiously named Smuteye. The map's detail is particularly valuable for genealogical research, identifying numerous country churches such as Old Union Grove Ch, Mt Zion Ch, and Mt Hilliard Ch, which often served as the primary social hubs for these dispersed farming communities.

Industry and infrastructure of the era are represented by a Lookout Tower standing sentinel over the woodlands and the presence of Mill Creek and Tanyard, names that suggest the earlier local economic foundations of tanning and milling. The intersection of three county lines — Bullock, Barbour, and Pike — at the bottom of the sheet highlights how these local communities interacted across administrative boundaries during a period of relative isolation.