2011 Map of Concord

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Valley Creek and its many tributaries, including Lick Creek and Johnson Branch, carve through this Jefferson County landscape where the legacy of Alabamian industry remains visible. Several impoundments and dams associated with local operations are prominent, such as the Blue Creek Mine Number 3-Impoundment and Concord Mine Lake. These features, alongside the Virginia Mines Cemetery and Valley Creek Cemetery, point to the generations of families who settled in communities like Virginia, Adger, and Concord. The terrain is marked by significant elevations including Clarke Mountain and West Rock Mountain, while legacy river crossings like Starvacre Ford remind researchers of older transit routes through the creek valleys. Modern community hubs are represented by the Adger Post Office and Leaning Oak Golf Course, showing the gradual shift from industrial work to residential development south of Birmingham.