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2014 Map of Hyatt Gap

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

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Moodys Chapel and Whitney Junction anchor this part of Northeast Alabama where the borders of Blount, Etowah, and St. Clair counties meet. The landscape is defined by the sharp ridges of Straight Mtn, Blount Mtn, and Chandler Mountain, creating a series of narrow valleys and natural passes like Battle Gap and Hathcock Gap. These gaps historically dictated the flow of travel and settlement, concentrating rural activity around points like Ferguson Crossroad.

Water features such as the Locust Fork and Little Canoe Cr wind through the lowlands, while family names are preserved across the terrain in sites like Vance Payne Lake and Gilland Lake. For those researching local history, the map identifies several rural burial grounds, including Moodys Chapel Cem, Bethlehem Cem, and the Choate Cem, alongside established landmarks like Yellow Bluff and the depression known as The Sink.