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1947 Map of Eulaton

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Eulaton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The Anniston Ordnance Depot and the sprawling Fort McClellan Military Reservation dominate this post-war landscape in Calhoun County. The military footprint is striking, particularly the dense grid of storage facilities at the depot and the expansive Pelham Range to the north. These federal installations are juxtaposed with small, rural communities and family-centered landmarks that defined local life before and during the war.

Rail transport remains central to the area's geography, with the Louisville and Nashville and Southern railroads intersecting near the southern edge. Genealogists can trace family footprints through sites like New Bethel Cem and New Mt Sellers Cem, or the small settlements of Morrisville and Peaceburg. The terrain rises sharply toward the south at Coldwater Mountain, where Coldwater Peak overlooks the developing industrial and military infrastructure of the valley.