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1966 Map of Starrville

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Starrville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

The Chapel Hill Oil Field and Wright Mountain Field dominate this landscape in eastern Smith County, illustrating the mid-century industrial footprint of oil and gas production. Scattered refineries, oil wells, and a network of pipelines crisscross the terrain between established settlements like Starrville and Midway. The presence of a Refinery near Gees Memorial Ch highlights the close proximity of heavy industry to long-standing rural community centers.

Social life in the mid-1960s is anchored by numerous country churches and cemeteries, including Siloam Cem and Old Hopewell Cem. Educational and recreational hubs appear at the Dunbar Sch and the Community Center near Midway, while larger water bodies like Hamrick Lake and Howell Club Lake offer local drainage and leisure. The newly constructed Interstate 20 cuts through the center of the sheet, signaling the era's significant shift toward modern high-speed transportation corridors.