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2018 Map of Howelton

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Howelton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Red Mountain and Straight Mountain form the high ridges of this Northeast Alabama landscape, framing the agricultural and residential pockets of western Etowah County. The settlement of Howelton serves as a central point, flanked by smaller communities like Egypt, Littleton, and Ivalee. The map reveals a high density of family and community burial grounds, including Morton Chapel Cemetery and Armstrong Cemetery, reflecting long-standing patterns of local settlement.

Water plays a critical role in the geography here, with Brown Creek and Clear Creek draining the southern valleys while Aurora Lake and Glasseo Lake provide localized water sources. The transition from the elevations of Blount Mountain into the low-lying Greasy Cove illustrates the varied topography that defined land use and road development in this part of the state, well before the modern expansion of nearby larger municipalities.