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2024 Map of Indian Mountain

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Indian Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Indian Mountain rises as the central topographic anchor of this borderland, where Alabama's Cherokee County meets Georgia's Floyd and Polk counties. This modern survey illustrates a landscape of narrow ridges and hollows defined by Poplar Ridge and Etna Mtn, with the historic settlement of Bluffton tucked near the base of the mountain. The area is dotted with small crossroads communities and family landmarks, including McCord Crossroads and Adams Crossroads.

Genealogists can trace a high density of rural burial grounds such as Nazareth Cem, Bethel Cem, and Union Grove Cem scattered among the timbered slopes. The drainage patterns of Forney Branch and Lumpkin Mill Creek provide a clear view of how early land use was dictated by the complex terrain of the Coosa River valley outskirts, long after the peak of local mining and industrial operations at places like Tecumseh and Rock Run.