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2020 Map of Hulaco

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Hulaco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Arab and its surrounding rural communities occupy this high ground in north Alabama, where the Tennessee Valley Divide snakes across the landscape. The map highlights a series of small, interconnected settlements like Hulaco, Joppa, and Baileyton, each centered around historic crossroads and local landmarks. To the north, the terrain drops toward the Crawford Bottom and the winding Cotaco Creek, while the eastern portion of the sheet shows the residential growth of Sunset Acres and North Arab.

Family history is deeply rooted in this area, evidenced by numerous burial grounds including Hebron Cemetery and the Ryan Memorial Gardens. The rural character is defined by a dense network of county roads and family-named landmarks like Moon Hollow and Section Hollow. These features, along with the distinct paths of Cabin Creek and Wolf Creek, illustrate the persistent agricultural and residential patterns of this part of Marshall and Cullman Counties.