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2024 Map of Fort Deposit

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Fort Deposit
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The town of Fort Deposit serves as the focal point for this survey of the Alabama Black Belt, situated where the northern hills meet the headwaters of the coastal plain. The landscape is defined by the crossing of the Lowndes and Butler County line, with the community of Searcy and the high ground of Barganier Hill marking the western reaches. A network of rural cemeteries, including Myrtlewood Cem, Jordan Cem, and Moriah Cem, provides a genealogical framework for the area's long-established family homesteads.

Water plays a critical role in the local geography, with drainage systems such as Pigeon Creek, Indian Creek, and the Pigeon Creek Swamp shaping the land south of Fort Deposit. The presence of the Fort Deposit-Lowndes County Airport and the corridor of Interstate 65 highlights the area's role as a transit hub between Montgomery and Mobile. Further south, the settlement of Spring Hill and landmarks like Golson Lake and Antioch East Cem illustrate the persistent rural character of this southern Lowndes County region.