1967 Map of Sulligent

About this map

The Buttahatchee River meanders across the state line in the late 1960s, anchoring a landscape defined by the St Louis - San Francisco railroad and the town of Sulligent. This survey reveals the rural character of the Alabama-Mississippi border, where small settlements like Gattman and Pine Springs are connected by a network of creeks, including Indian Creek and Turkey Bogue. The map is particularly valuable for its density of community landmarks, recording numerous family cemeteries such as Almon Cem and Sandlin Cem, alongside local congregations at Macedonia Ch and Wesley Chapel. The presence of multiple Gravel Pits along the riverbanks and the Gaging Station near the railway crossing point to the local extraction industry and water management practices of the era.