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1964 Map of Purvis

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Purvis
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The town of Purvis serves as the focal point of this mid-1960s survey of Lamar County, showing a landscape defined by the intersection of the Southern RR railroad and several local waterways. The southern portion of the map reveals the town's early infrastructure, including a High Sch, water tank, and sewage disposal ponds. Industrial activity is evident in the northeast near Okahola, where the Black Creek Refinery and various Gravel Pits indicate a reliance on natural resources and processing during this era.

Rural life is meticulously documented through numerous family and community landmarks. Genealogists will find interest in the distribution of country churches and cemeteries like Burnt Bridge Ch, Nelson Cem, and Hartfield Cem which dot the timbered terrain. The drainage patterns of Little Black Creek and its many tributaries, such as Trace Branch and Mixon Creek, carve through the ridges where small settlements like Pine Ridge and Beaverdam are situated.