Alabama River currents define this corner of the Black Belt, where the water bends around Steins Island and the shoals of Saint James Bar. The landscape is a mix of lowland river bottoms and rising hills, marked by scattered rural settlements like Hybart, Asahel, and Tinela. For family historians, the sheet is exceptionally dense with burial sites, including the Pine Flat Baptist Church Cem, McCarty Cem, and Powell Cem. Local transit is anchored by a network of rural routes such as Bell Landing Rd and Coy Cemetery Rd, connecting the small communities to the river's edge at Packards Bend. The presence of several named creeks, including Tallatchee Cr and McCloud Creek, illustrates the complex drainage system feeding into the Alabama River during this era of rural development.
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1953 · Andalusia
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Andalusia
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1972 · Natchez
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1972 · Franklin
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1972 · Chance
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Coy
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Hybart
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Pine Hill
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Camden South
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Lower Peach Tree
USGS Topo · 1:24,000