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1967 Map of Fernbank

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Fernbank
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The community of Fernbank serves as the focal point of this West Alabama landscape, situated along the Southern railroad line as it traverses the central valley. The terrain is defined by the broad floodplain of Luxapallila Creek, which dominates the midsection of the quadrangle and is fed by tributaries like Mud Creek and Brushy Creek. This area illustrates the classic rural settlement patterns of the late 1960s, where small community life centered on numerous country churches including Reeves Chapel, Ebenezer Ch, and Friendship Ch.

Tracing the boundary between Lamar Co and Pickens Co in the south, the map reveals a transition into more dissected uplands drained by Magby Creek. Local industry and infrastructure are represented by a Gravel Pit and a Roadside Park near the northern reaches of the creek system. For genealogists, the inclusion of Old Harmony Cem and widely dispersed congregations like Andrews Chapel provide specific points of reference for documenting family ties to these rural crossroads.