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1936 Map of Hulaco

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Hulaco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Brindlee Mountain anchors this 1936 survey, a landscape defined by the drainage divide between the Tennessee Basin and the surrounding plateau. The map captures the social geography of the northern Alabama hill country, where settlements like Hulaco and Arab served as hubs for a dispersed network of rural schools and churches, including Ruth Sch and Hebron Ch. The path of the Old Huntsville Road and the Morgan Marshall Boundary Line illustrate the historical importance of these early transport corridors and administrative boundaries.

Local infrastructure in the mid-1930s is represented by the Alabama Power Trans Line cutting across the terrain, contrasting with the many smaller family landmarks like Crawford Cem. Creeks such as Cotaco Creek and Brown Creek carve into the mountain, shaping the placement of crossroads like Ryan Crossroads and Hog Jaw. This record offers a look at the community structure before modern highway expansion and suburbanization altered the traditional rural character of the region.