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1947 Map of Dutton

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Dutton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Sand Mountain dominates the central landscape of this Jackson and DeKalb County region, where the Tennessee Valley Authority and U.S. Geological Survey documented a plateau world of rural crossroads and upland farming. The 1970 revisions, marked in purple, illustrate a transition in land use, showing a Drag Strip and an Athletic Field near Section Gap. To the northwest, the map captures the early development of the Lake Shore Drive Cabin Site Area along the shores of Guntersville Lake, where the Tennessee River was impounded to create new recreational and residential patterns.

Local genealogy and history are well-preserved through numerous landmark churches including New Canaan Church, New Sardis Church, and Old Shady Grove Church. The settlement pattern is defined by traditional crossroads like Powell Crossroads and Duncan Crossroads, while the southern reaches near Rainsville show the beginnings of more structured city boundaries. Small watercourses like Stringer Creek and South Sauty Creek drain the plateau, carving out hollows such as Goodman Hollow and Weatherley Hollow.