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1980 Map of Casemore

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Casemore
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Black Warrior River and the expansive Demopolis Lake dominate this landscape on the border of Hale and Marengo counties. In the mid-1970s and early 1980s, the river system remained central to the region's geography, marked by engineering landmarks like Lock 5 and the remnants of Old Lock No. 5. The interior is characterized by a dense network of watercourses including Big Prairie Creek and German Creek, which drain the agricultural land around Cedarville and Prairieville.

For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of numerous rural congregations and burial grounds, such as Mars Hill Ch, St Andrews Ch, and Pine Grove Cem. Small riverfront sites like Tindells Landing and Candy Landing point to the historic importance of water access for local transport and commerce. The presence of both the Cedarville Community Hall and Prairie Eden Community Hall reflects the structured social nodes of these small Alabama communities during this era.