
Sand Mountain dominates the landscape of this plateau region, where the town centers of Boaz and Albertville meet near the Tennessee Valley Divide. This 2024 survey documents the dense concentration of civic and spiritual landmarks that define the area's social history, including Snead State Community College and several historic burial grounds such as the Mount Vernon Baptist Church Cem-West and Mount Vernon Baptist Church Cem-East. The terrain shifts significantly at the Marshall Co and Etowah Co line, where the plateau gives way to the ridges of Aurora Mtn and Straight Mountain. This southern portion of the quadrangle is marked by rural settlements like New Union and Bristow Cove, along with topographic breaks such as Lackey Gap and Jordan Gap, which have historically dictated the passage of local travel through the mountain gaps.
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1885 · Gadsden
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1888 · Gadsden
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1892 · Gadsden
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1895 · Gadsden
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1903 · Gadsden
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1936 · Painter
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1936 · Guntersville
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1936 · Mountainboro
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1936 · Rodentown
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1936 · High Point
USGS Topo · 1:24,000