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1974 Map of Burchfield Store

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Burchfield Store
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Black Warrior River Bankhead Lake dominates this mid-1970s landscape, serving as a vital industrial and recreational artery at the border of Tuscaloosa and Jefferson counties. This era shows the river modified by the John Hollis Bankhead Lock and Dam, formerly Warrior Lock and Dam, which facilitated both a powerplant and public access at the Old Lock 16 Public Use Area.

Upland from the river, the settlement pattern reveals a mix of old community centers and industrial extraction. Burchfield Store and the small cluster at Bull City stand alongside local landmarks like the Providence Lookout Tower and Iron Ore Mountain. Evidence of the region's mineral economy is visible through the presence of a strip mine and a conveyor system crossing the terrain near Shoal Creek. Genealogy researchers will find several well-marked burial sites and country churches, including Warrior Cem, Patton Cem, and Poplar Springs Ch.