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1936 Map of Halltown

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Halltown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

The Freedom Hills dominate the northern landscape of this Franklin County region, where the Tennessee Basin Divide separates the local waters. This 1936 field examination, conducted in cooperation with the Tennessee Valley Authority, captures the rural character of communities like Halltown and Burleson before modern infrastructure altered the landscape. The Illinois Central railroad cuts through the southern portion of the map, serving the town of Vina and its nearby Pumping Sta.

Genealogists will find a wealth of specific landmarks, including Shiloh Ch and New Union Ch, along with numerous family-named burial grounds such as Burleson Cem and Osborn Cem. The complex drainage network of Bear Creek and its many tributaries, including Jennie Hall Branch and Hester Branch, illustrates the topography that defined early Alabama settlement patterns and land use during the mid-1930s.