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2014 Map of Howelton

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Howelton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Red Mountain and the parallel ridges of Straight Mountain and Blount Mountain define the topography of this Etowah County landscape. The map illustrates a rural network of small communities and family-named homesteads connected by winding valley roads. Settlements like Howelton and Walnut Grove serve as local hubs, while smaller nodes such as Harrisville and Littleton are scattered throughout the valleys.

Genealogists can find significant detail in the numerous rural cemeteries, including Morton Chapel Cemetery and Armstrong Cemetery. The drainage patterns of the area are clearly marked by Bristow Creek and Brown Creek, which flow toward Glassco Lake and Aurora Recreational Lake. The interaction of the ridge-and-valley system is evident in gaps such as Gregory Gap and Sheffield Gap, which traditionally dictated the paths of travel through the county.