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1970 Map of Aliceville North

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Aliceville North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Aliceville anchors the southern portion of this Alabama landscape, serving as a hub for the surrounding rural communities of Garden and Sapps in the early 1970s. The town's infrastructure is clearly defined, featuring the Armory, Hospital, and Kirksey High Sch. The St Louis-San Francisco railroad cuts a diagonal path through the terrain, connecting the municipal center to the outlying agricultural areas and resource extraction sites like the local Claypit and various Gravel Pit locations.

Traditional community centers are represented by numerous country churches and burial grounds, including the New Cumberland Cem and the Franconia Cem. The landscape is intricately carved by a network of waterways such as Big Creek, Beaver Creek, and Blubber Creek, which dictate the placement of roads and farmstead boundaries. This record captures the transition of the region as it balanced its railroad-era roots with modern developments like the Golf Course and utility Substation.