1988 Map of Union Church

About this map

Union Church and the surrounding woodlands of the Homochitto National Forest define this 1980s landscape in Jefferson County. The settlement patterns here follow the winding drainage of the Middle Fork Homochitto River and its numerous tributaries like Fifteenmile Creek and Hurricane Creek. This map offers significant genealogical value, documenting several rural congregations and burial grounds, including Hickory Block Ch, Mt Moriah Ch, and the Norton Cem. These sites, along with the small community of Perth, represent the established social fabric of this timber-rich region. The map also records mid-century infrastructure and industrial touches, from a network of Pipelines and Gas Wells to a prominent Radio Tower and Water Tank, illustrating how utility and resource extraction integrated into the forest landscape.