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1967 Map of Hollis Crossroads

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Hollis Crossroads
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Horseblock Mountain dominates the center of this 1960s landscape, where the rugged terrain is largely preserved within the Talladega National Forest. Human settlement is concentrated along the ridges and winding valley floors, anchored by the community of Hollis Crossroads in the southeast. This area reveals a traditional rural Alabama pattern of development, where social life centered on small country churches like Bethlehem Ch, Canaan Ch, and Liberty Hill Ch.

Water plays a central role in the topography, from the Tallapoosa River in the south to smaller impoundments like Lake Edmond and Abel Lake. The presence of the Pleasant Grove Jr High Sch near the crossroads suggests a central gathering point for the surrounding families. Traces of local industry and natural resources are evident in the Gold Mine Lakes and the Lookout Tower standing watch over the timberlands of Cleburne and Calhoun counties.