2018 Map of Helena

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The Cahaba River winds through this corridor south of Birmingham, marking a landscape where suburban growth meets the industrial and geographic heritage of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians. Residential expansion in Hoover and Pelham surrounds older pockets like Acton and Hardy, while the CSX Transportation line and Interstate 65 anchor the regional transit network. Local history is preserved in several family and community burial grounds, including the David Lindsay Cem and Miller Cem, which sit alongside newer developments. The terrain is defined by prominent ridges such as Shades Mtn and Pine Mtn, creating distinct valleys like Fungo Hollow and Nelson Hollow. In the southern reaches, the city of Alabaster and the settlement of Scottrock show the continued southward reach of the metro area's development footprint.