1973 Map of Forum

About this map

Forum and Alabam serve as the primary focal points in this 1970s survey of Madison County, where the landscape is defined by the winding paths of Kings River and War Eagle Creek. The area transitions from the managed wilderness of the Mc Ilroy State Game Management Area in the north to the recreational grounds of Withrow Springs State Park in the southwest. Local history is etched into the terrain through scattered family burial grounds like McClain Cem, Marshall Cem, and Fritts Cem, alongside the Assembly of God Ch. The presence of Old Alabam south of the primary settlement suggests the shifting center of community life over time. Elevated points like the Forum Lookout Tower provide a vantage over a network of hollows, including Houston Hollow and Jelico Hollow, that once shaped the movement of early settlers and their livestock.