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2020 Map of Forreston

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Forreston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Pickensville anchors the southern portion of this landscape where the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway cuts through the borderlands of Alabama and Mississippi. The area is characterized by a high density of small family and community burial grounds, including the Union Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church Cem, Mount Olive Cem, and the Tolliver Cem. This concentration of cemeteries provides a significant genealogical record for the rural settlements of Forreston and its surrounding townships.

The terrain is marked by the shifting path of the river, leaving behind landforms such as Pettys Bluff and numerous sandbars like Crawfords Bar and Ellis Bar. The historical infrastructure of the region is traced through names like Nashville Ferry Rd, signaling old river crossings that predated modern bridge networks. Tributaries like Coal Fire Cr and Nash Cr drain the wetlands, while local roads like Pumpkin Creek Rd connect the scattered homesteads and church communities.