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1968 Map of Thomaston East

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Thomaston East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Thomaston serves as the primary hub in this late-1960s survey of eastern Marengo County, where the Louisville and Nashville railroad cuts across the southern landscape. The terrain is defined by a dense network of tributaries including Chickasaw Creek, Bogue Creek, and Poplar Creek, which feed into localized landmarks like Stallworths Shadow Lake. This period of Alabama history is reflected in the numerous rural community centers that dot the quadrangle, including the settlements of McKinley and Consul.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the distribution of country churches and schools, such as St Johns Sch and Zion Campground Ch. The presence of several Gravel Pit sites near Turkeypen Creek indicates the local importance of aggregate mining. Spanning the borders with Perry and Wilcox counties, the map captures a transition between open prairie lands and the wooded creek bottoms of the Black Belt region.