2020 Map of Barton

About this map

The Key Underwood Coondog Memorial Park highlights the unique local heritage of this part of Colbert County, south of the community of Cherokee. The landscape is defined by deep ridges and hollows, such as The Narrows and Bugg Mill Hollow, which shaped the early paths and farmsteads. Transportation is centered on the Norfolk Southern railway and Highway 72, which pass through the settlement of Barton in the northeast. Genealogists will find a high density of small family and community burial grounds throughout these hills, including New Newsom Springs Cem, Old Newsom Springs Cem, and Mountain Mills Cem. The terrain is etched by numerous springs and branches like Cherokee Spring and Buzzard Roost Cr, illustrating a rural economy historically tied to these water sources and the timbered heights of Wildcat Mtn and Sand Mtn.