Babylon Anticline (Discarded)

Location

T7N, R1E, Fulton County

References

Moulton 1925

Description

Moulton (1925) promoted this feature as a target for oil exploration. His map, which was based on coal outcrop data and limited drilling, indicated an east-trending nose with an area of possible closure in Sections 11 and 12. No geologist has confirmed the existence of such a structure. Wanless (1957) mapped the axis of the Bushnell Syncline a short distance south of Moulton's anticline. Use of the name Babylon Anticline should be discontinued because its existence is doubtful.