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2021 Map of Gold Mine

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Gold Mine
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Gold Mine and the nearby town of Brilliant anchor this section of Marion County, where the landscape is defined by the headwaters of the Buttahatchee River and New River. The map reveals a dense network of family and community history, evidenced by numerous small burial grounds such as Old Mars Hill Cem, Halcomb Cem, and Gold Mine Cem. These sites, often situated near crossroads or watercourses, point to the early settlement patterns of the region.

Transit through the area is facilitated by local routes like Co Hwy 170 and Miles Cut Rd, which weave through the terrain between Sunny Home and the western edge of the William B. Bankhead National Forest. Smaller settlements like Whitehouse and Piney Grove represent the persistent rural character of this Alabama landscape, while features like Lake Buttahatchee and Crooked Cr mark the local drainage that historically shaped the region's development.