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1972 Map of Clanton East

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Clanton East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Clanton serves as the primary hub of this Chilton County landscape during the early 1970s, with development extending southeast toward Verbena and Cooper. The area's social fabric is anchored by numerous rural congregations, including Chestnut Creek Ch and Poplar Springs Ch, alongside educational landmarks like Chilton County High Sch and Adair Sch.

Transport and industry follow the terrain's natural drainage patterns, with the Seaboard System Railroad and Interchange 205 cutting through the watershed of Walnut Creek and Cargle Creek. The presence of the County Hospital and Nursing Home and the Armory in Clanton highlights its role as a regional service center, while outlying Gravel Pits and the Filtration Plant near Hog Creek indicate the local infrastructure and extraction economy of the period.