1946 Map of Hackleburg

About this map

Hackleburg serves as the focal point of this Northwest Alabama landscape, situated where the Illinois Central Railroad and the Tennessee Valley Divide Highway intersect. The map illustrates a rural society organized around family-named cemeteries and small community institutions, such as Lawler Cem, Cleveland Cem, and Gravel Hill Sch. The physical geography is defined by the Tennessee Valley Divide, which separates the winding Bear Creek and its many tributaries, like Mullins Creek and Bullock Branch, from the southern drainage of the Buttahatchee River. Local industry and infrastructure are represented by Nix Mill and historical crossings like Military Bridge and Prices Bridge. Small rural settlements like Duketon and Liberty Hill appear alongside numerous country churches, reflecting the early-to-mid 20th-century character of Marion and Franklin counties.