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2020 Map of Cooks Springs

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Cooks Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Bald Rock Mtn and Taylors Mtn anchor the ridgelines that divide this portion of St. Clair and Shelby Counties. The landscape is defined by its topographic variety, with the Little Cahaba River flowing through the west and Kelly Creek winding south toward the Coosa River drainage. The area's transportation and industrial roots are evident in the Cooks Springs Tunnel and the corridor connecting the growing communities of Moody and Leeds with the rural crossroads of the interior.

Local history and genealogy are anchored in several family-named locations such as Stewarts Crossroads and Lawley. Small cemeteries, including Hollis Cem, Stewarts Cem, and Lawleys Chapel Cem, are scattered across the terrain near landmarks like Moore Field and Turtle Rock. From the heights of Double Oak Mtn to the lowlands of Wolf Creek, the map provides a comprehensive view of the mid-20th-century Alabama interior before modern suburban development.