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2011 Map of Sims Chapel

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Sims Chapel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Sims Chapel serves as a primary anchor in this part of northern Mobile County, defined by its namesake Sims Chapel Cemetery and Sims Chapel church. The landscape is heavily dissected by a dense network of watercourses, including Bates Creek and Poll Bayou, which feed into various man-made catchments like Johnsons Pond and the Tensaw Land and Timber Co Pond. These features, along with several dams such as Johnson Dam and Best Dam, suggest a land managed for timber or private recreation during the early 21st century.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several family-named landmarks and secluded burial grounds across the terrain, including Sawyer Cemetery and Red Wash Cemetery. The small settlement at Summit and the community surrounding Charity Chapel Cemetery illustrate the sparse but persistent rural development of the region, connected by a web of local routes like Shine Johnston Rd and Ruffin Odom Rd.