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2020 Map of Auburn

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Auburn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Auburn University and its regional airport serve as the central anchor for this Lee County landscape, where the urban expansion of Auburn and Opelika meets the rural character of the Alabama Piedmont. The geography is defined by a dense network of water bodies, including Sougahatchee Lake to the north and the expansive Auburn City Lake further south. Several significant cemeteries, such as Westview Cem, Baptist Hill Cem, and Pine Hill Cem, provide essential data points for local genealogists and historians tracking the region's established families.

Transportation corridors like I-85 bisect the area, while the southern reaches transition into more agricultural terrain near Mitchell Crossroads and Wright Crossroads. The presence of numerous specialized recreational paths, including the Kick Six and Deer Rub Trail near Lake Wilmore, indicates a landscape modernizing toward conservation and outdoor use while still preserving historic crossroads and family burial grounds like the Chamlee Cem.