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2014 Map of Grove Oak

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Grove Oak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Sand Mountain defines the upland geography of this 2014 survey, where the borders of Marshall, DeKalb, and Jackson counties converge near the settlement of Grove Oak. The landscape is deeply carved by water, most notably at Bucks Pocket and where Town Creek flows toward the High Falls Natural Bridge. These drainages create sharp topographic relief at landmarks like Point Rock and The Narrows, contrasting with the relatively level agricultural plateaus above.

Genealogists and local historians will find several rural burial grounds including Mt Pleasant Cem and Piney Grove Cem, alongside scattered communities such as South Hill and Hopewell. The southern portion of the map is marked by the path of Town Creek and its many tributaries, while the northwestern corner reaches the edge of Guntersville Lake. This sheet documents a rural Alabama landscape where modern road networks like AL-227 connect long-established family settlements and distinctive geological formations.