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1971 Map of Flag Mountain

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Flag Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Weogufka State Forest anchors this survey of central Alabama, dominated by the prominent peak of Flagg Mountain. The terrain is defined by a dense network of waterways, including the winding Weogufka Creek and Hatchet Creek, which served as the primary geographical orienting points for the small rural communities and family homesteads of the early 1970s. The map illustrates a landscape of high ridges and deep hollows where localized settlements like Hillwood and Bentleyville grew around key intersections and water crossings.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of country churches and burial grounds, such as Mt Moriah Ch, Salem Ch, and Old Union Cem. Infrastructure of the era is represented by a Lookout Tower and Radio Tower on the heights, while the presence of Tyler Ford suggests older patterns of transit that persisted even as secondary highways reached into the hills. The survey captures a moment before significant modern development, documenting the traditional spatial relationship between upland forests and creek-bottom agriculture.