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2024 Map of Heflin

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Heflin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Cleburne County Courthouse stands as the civic heart of this Cleburne County landscape, where the modern developments of Heflin meet the wooded slopes of the Talladega National Forest. This contemporary survey illustrates a terrain defined by ridges and water, with the Pinhoti National Recreation Trail and the Skyway Mtwy traversing high ground like Brymer Mtn and Flag Mtn. The area is densely dotted with small family and church burial grounds, including Cole Cem and Edwardsville Cem, reflecting generations of local residency.

Water plays a central role in the geography, from the larger Lake Heflin and Lake Charles to the winding course of Shoal Creek in the north and Cahulga Creek in the south. The transition from the more developed corridor along Old Edwardsville Rd to the protected forest lands provides a clear view of how public land boundaries shape local growth. For genealogists, the numerous church-affiliated sites like Happy Hill Baptist Church Cem and Evans Chapel Cem offer specific points of interest for family research.