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2019 Map of Alum

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Alum
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Nockenut and Alum anchor this rural landscape in Wilson County, where a complex network of county roads and farm-to-market routes provides access to long-established family lands. The drainage pattern is particularly dense, defined by Ecleto Cr and its various tributaries including the E Fork Ecleto Cr, Gold Pool Br, and Steel Br. These waterways historically dictated the placement of early settlements and agricultural boundaries.

Local history is preserved through several scattered burial grounds, such as Neyland Cem in the north and Steel Branch Cem to the southeast. The presence of Oilfield Rds near Nockenut Cem indicates the area's late-twentieth-century industrial shifts, where traditional ranching and farming roads began to serve energy extraction needs. This 2019 survey documents the enduring layout of these rural communities and the persistent importance of their creek-fed valleys.