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2018 Map of Bishop

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Bishop
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Bear Creek snakes through this northwest corner of Alabama, anchoring a landscape defined by its deep hollows and rural crossroads. Small communities like Bishop and Allsboro sit along historic corridors, including the winding path of the Natchez Trace Pkwy. The area is notably dense with family and community burial grounds, such as Alsobrook Cem, Twitty Cem, and Johnson Cem, providing significant touchpoints for genealogical research in Colbert County.

The terrain is marked by numerous named drainages and hollows that reflect long-standing local nomenclature, including McCluskey Hollow, Calhoun Hollow, and Pounders Hollow. To the east, the settlement of Mount Hester and its namesake Mount Hester Cem overlook the valley of Hester Br. The western edge of the map traces the state line with Mississippi, where Co Rd 957 and State Line Rd separate Tishomingo and Colbert counties.