1974 Map of Toxey

About this map

Toxey and Gilbertown anchor this mid-1970s survey of central Choctaw County, where the industrial presence of the Choctaw Ridge Oil Field and Toxey Oil Field contrasts with the area's rural spiritual and educational landmarks. The landscape is deeply influenced by the path of the St Louis - San Francisco railroad and the historic Indian Treaty Boundary which cuts across the terrain near Hodgewood. For genealogists and local historians, the map is a dense record of community life, noting institutions like the South Choctaw Academy and a variety of country churches including Oak Grove Ch, New Hope Ch, and the Old Lusk Tabernacle. Multiple watercourses, such as Okatuppa Creek and Bogue Loosa Creek, define the topography and drainage patterns of this resource-rich Alabama corridor.