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1951 Map of Creel

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Creel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The junction of the Mulberry Fork and Locust Fork dominates this North Alabama landscape, where the borders of Cullman, Blount, Walker, and Jefferson Counties converge. The terrain is characterized by high ridges like Mc Carne Mtn and Gatehouse Mtn, cut by a network of drainage creeks including Dorsey Creek, Isabelle Creek, and Chicken House Creek. Settlement patterns follow the high ground between the river forks, evidenced by numerous country churches such as Antioch Ch, Mt Zion Ch, and New Bethel Ch.

Local education and industry center around rural hubs like Red Hill Sch and Bagley Sch. The map records early extractive activity with a Strip Mine located in the northern reaches, while smaller communities like Creel and Partridge Crossroads serve as navigational anchors. The complex geography of hollows, such as Drummond Hollow and Thomas Hollow, illustrates the challenging topography that shaped family farmsteads and travel routes during the mid-twentieth century.