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1960 Map of Bee Branch

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Bee Branch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

William B Bankhead National Forest covers much of this 1960 landscape, revealing a densely wooded and deeply incised river system where the Sipsey Fork meets numerous tributaries like Borden Creek and Thompson Creek. The map documents the boundary between Lawrence and Winston counties, preserving the locations of remote homesteads and community sites such as Rabbittown and Shiloh Church.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the documentation of family burial grounds scattered throughout the forest, including Johnson Cemeteries, Wolfpen Cemetery, and Robbins Cemetery. The infrastructure of the era is defined by restricted access routes like the Northwest Motorway and Cranal Road, which wind through the Black Warrior Wildlife Management Area and Sipsey Wildlife Refuge, showing the region's mid-century management for both timber and conservation prior to further modernization.