2011 Map of Cheaha Mountain

About this map

Cheaha Mountain and the surrounding high ridges of Talladega Mountain dominate this part of Alabama, where steep terrain dictates the placement of roads and small communities. The settlement of Union sits at a crossroads in the eastern half of the map, supported by several nearby burial grounds including Union Cemetery and Mannings Chapel Cemetery. The landscape is a network of ridges and gaps, notably Adams Gap and Cauley Gap, which channel local travel through the valleys of Ketchepedrakee Creek and Talladega Creek. Small bodies of water like Lake Henry, Cheaha Lake, and Burchfield Lake are scattered among the peaks, providing rare flat points in an otherwise vertical environment. These water features, along with named summits such as Hernandez Peak and McDill Point, illustrate the complex topography that has historically isolated and defined the local townships and family homesteads near Ebenezer Cemetery.