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1980 Map of Heiberger

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Heiberger
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Heiberger and the winding Cahaba River anchor this 1980 survey of the borderlands between Perry and Bibb Counties. The landscape is dominated by the dense woodlands of the Talladega National Forest, with Cave Mountain rising above the northern creeks. Local history is deeply etched into the topography through a network of rural congregations and family burial grounds, including Sardis Ch, Mt Nebo Ch, and the Bethesda Cem.

Settlement patterns follow the water and the ridges, with clusters of activity at Jericho and the riverside community of Ellards. The map documents a rural economy where education and faith were central, evidenced by the Heiberger Sch and Little Rock Ch. Numerous Gravel Pits dot the area near the river, suggesting the local extractive industry that supported road building and development in this part of central Alabama during the late twentieth century.