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1954 Map of Choccolocco

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Choccolocco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Choccolocco Mountain dominates the western half of this landscape, its peaks such as Moorman Hill and Morton Hill rising above the Fort Mc Clellan Military Reservation. The eastern valley is defined by the winding course of Choccolocco Creek and the Southern railroad line, which connected early 20th-century settlements like Iron City and DeArmanville. Evidence of the area's rural religious and social fabric is clear through numerous landmarks, including Pleasant Ridge Ch, Antioch Ch, and the Hanna Cem near Joseph Springs.

Industry and land management have left a distinct mark here, from the Gravel Pit operations near Choccolocco to the sprawling Choccolocco National Wildlife Management Area on the eastern ridges. The map captures the transition of the region from a series of mill-based communities like Whitesides Mill and Old Davisville into a landscape heavily influenced by military training and managed timberlands, all while maintaining its concentration of family-named peaks like Joseph Mountain and Muscadine Mountain.