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2020 Map of Greensboro

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Greensboro serves as the regional anchor for this part of Alabama, defined by a concentration of civic and social history at the Hale County Courthouse. The town’s layout is deeply documented through its cemeteries, ranging from the central Greensboro Cem and Oakwood Martin Cem to smaller family and community plots such as McCoy Cem and Jenkins Place Cem. This distribution suggests a landscape of long-established landholdings and distinct neighborhoods that spread outward toward the settlement at Rosemary.

The surrounding terrain is shaped by complex hydrology, including the winding Picks Cr and Whitsitt Cr that drain into significant water bodies like Gross Lake and John Days Lake. A distinctive geological feature, the Horse Shoe Bend, sits along a curve of the landscape near Saint Marys Cem, illustrating how the local drainage patterns have influenced the placement of roads and homesteads throughout the Black Belt region.