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1980 Map of Ingram

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Ingram
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Ingram and the surrounding Hale County landscape appear here as a patchwork of timberland and rural congregation points. The northeastern corner is dominated by the Talladega National Forest, while the rest of the area is defined by a high density of country churches and family burial grounds. These small community hubs, such as Macedonia Ch and Morning Star Ch, are often paired with their own namesake cemeteries, including Macedonia Ch Cem and Morning Star Ch Cem.

Drainage follows several winding waterways including Fivemile Creek and Brush Creek, where the terrain rises toward landmarks like Harper Hill. The presence of the Havana Lookout Tower and multiple Gravel Pits suggests an economy rooted in forest management and local resource extraction. Genealogists will find significant value in the mapped locations of outlying sites like Rhodes Chapel Cem, Shelton Cem, and Antioch Ch Cem, which anchor the history of these unincorporated settlements.