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2018 Map of Demopolis

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Demopolis
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Demopolis serves as the focal point of this riverfront survey, where the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway meets the natural bends of the Black Warrior River. The landscape is defined by the complex hydrography of the Alabama Black Belt, featuring numerous bars and shoals such as Kirkpatricks Shoals, Logyard Shoals, and Coles Bar. The town's grid is detailed down to street-level names like N Main Ave and W Franklin St, leading toward industrial sites and river features like Webbs Bend and Klies Bend.

Genealogists will find a wealth of burial sites including Jerusalem Cem and Riverside Cem, while smaller communities such as Arcola, Birdeye, and Spocari illustrate the distribution of settlement along the waterways and rail lines. Ancient landforms like Lamberths Mound stand in contrast to modern navigation projects like the Whitfield Canal, reflecting the long history of human interaction with these fertile lowlands.