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1964 Map of Shubuta

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Shubuta
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Chickasawhay River winds through this mid-1960s landscape, serving as a central artery for the settlements of Shubuta and Hiwannee. This era shows a community structured by both its natural waterways and the industrial reach of the Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad. A significant historical line, the Old Indian Treaty Boundary, cuts across the terrain, marking an older chapter of land division and settlement history.

Resource extraction is prominent throughout the quadrangle, with the Yellow Creek Oil Field and Diamond Oils Field indicating the region's economic reliance on petroleum. Local life is anchored by numerous rural institutions, including the Shubuta Sch and a network of country churches like Chaparral Ch and New Pilgrim Ch. The presence of the Hiwannee Lookout Tower and scattered Drill Holes further illustrates a landscape defined by forest management and mineral exploration.