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2016 Map of Alto

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Alto
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Cumberland Escarpment defines the eastern edge of this landscape, rising sharply above Pelham Valley and the farming communities of the Highland Rim. This 2016 survey documents a region defined by its water and high-relief topography, where the Elk River winds past Bluebell Island and under the Patterson Ford Bridge. The map is particularly dense with genealogical data, marking dozens of small family burial grounds such as Sheid Cem, Sissom Cem, and the Old Baptist Graveyard.

Rural settlements like Prairie Plains and Betsy Willis are connected by a network of local roads that follow the contours of the land, avoiding the steeper terrain of Pull Tight Hill and Caldwell Ridge. Historically significant crossing points and natural features like the Dabbs Ford Bridge and Delly Hole are clearly identified, providing a detailed record of the area's physical and cultural geography at the beginning of the twenty-first century.