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2020 Map of Benton

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Alabama River carves a deep, winding course through this central Alabama landscape, defining the boundaries between Dallas, Autauga, and Lowndes counties. The settlement of Benton sits at a strategic bend in the river, characterized by significant hydrological features like Bar Below Benton and the nearby B C Rhyne Lake. To the south and east, the terrain transitions into a more dissected upland drained by Old Town Creek and Pilot Creek, where small agricultural communities like Petronia and White Hall are established.

Local history is preserved in a series of family and community burial grounds, including the Robert Rives Cem and the twin markers of Mount Gilead Cem and Mount Gillard Cem. The map illustrates a rural network of county roads such as Double Church Rd and Mealing Rd that connect these dispersed homesteads and churches. The large meander known as Days Bend further demonstrates the river's historical influence on property lines and land use in this river-bottom region.