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2011 Map of Indian Mountain

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Indian Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Indian Mountain and its surrounding peaks dominate the terrain of this borderlands region, where the industrial legacy of Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama is etched into the landscape. Named for the ore deposits once extracted here, the settlement of Bauxite sits near the headwaters of Frog Creek, while nearby Rock Run and Tecumseh point to the area's history of iron production and mineral wealth. The map reveals a dense network of early crossroads and rural communities, such as McCord Crossroads, Forney, and Bluffton, each often anchored by proximity to local water sources like Lumpkin Mill Creek or Terrapin Creek Lake Number 17.

Genealogical interest is particularly high given the numerous burial grounds recorded, including Nazareth Cemetery, Salem Cemetery, and Providence Cemetery. These sites, along with family-named terrain features like Hawkins Hollow and Suzanne Davis Mountain, provide a geographic framework for tracing the lineage of settlers who occupied the valleys between Flagpole Mountain and Etna Mountain during the early 21st century.