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1978 Map of Grove Hill

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Grove Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The county seat at Grove Hill serves as the focal point of this late 1970s survey, illustrating a community structured around its civic and industrial infrastructure. The landscape is defined by its numerous family and community burial grounds, such as Smith Cem, Pine Chapel Cem, and Hollingsworth Cem, which offer significant value for genealogical research in Clarke County.

Economic and social life is marked by the presence of the Municipal Airport and the Drive-in Theater south of town, while the surrounding timberland and creeks like Tattilaba Creek and Jackson Mill Creek suggest a rural economy tied to the land. The mapping of the Grove Hill Lookout Tower and multiple radio towers highlights the importance of communication and forestry management in this part of Alabama during this era.