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1974 Map of Porterville

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Porterville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Sucarnoochee River and its tributaries, including Quilby Creek and Pawticfaw Creek, define the landscape of this eastern Mississippi borderland. The town of Porterville serves as a primary point of interest along the Gulf Illinois Central line, illustrating the region's reliance on rail transport during the mid-1970s. Further south, the map reveals the traces of older infrastructure with an Old Railroad Grade cutting through the terrain near the settlement of Enondale.

Local history and genealogy researchers will find several significant community landmarks, including Mt Zion Ch, Keys Chapel, and Briggs Chapel. Of particular note is the Enondale Ch Cem, which provides a specific location for family history research. Economic activity of the era is represented by a Sandpit near the Blackwater Cr, while the border with Alabama is clearly delineated on the eastern edge of the quadrangle.