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1891 Map of Ashland

Name: 1891 Topographic Map of Ashland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1921
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1921

About this map

Cheaha Mt anchors this late 19th-century survey of East Central Alabama, marking the high points of the Talladega Mts as they stretch through Clay and Talladega counties. The landscape is defined by the sharp parallel ridges of Fish Head Ridge and Shinbone Ridge, punctuated by gaps such as Talladega Gap and Odum Gap. Along the winding course of the Tallapoosa River, a complex network of river crossings supported the local economy, from the Louina Ferry to the Mc Burnett Ford.

Settlement patterns in the 1880s center on the county seat of Ashland and the rail-oriented town of Ironaton on the Atlantic line. The map records several small communities and industry sites like Graphite, Hillabee Mill, and Young Mill. For genealogists, the inclusion of remote landmarks like Forester Chapel and the Pine Tuckey Town Site provides valuable evidence of vanished rural life before modern development altered the region.