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1971 Map of Jemison East

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Jemison East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Thorsby and Jemison anchor the western corridor of this Chilton County landscape, where the Seaboard and Montgomery railroad lines dictate the alignment of local commerce and settlement. The map reveals a transition from these established rail towns into a more dispersed agricultural and wooded interior to the east. Local history is deeply etched into the terrain through a high density of country churches and family burial grounds, such as Thompson Chapel and the Rocky Mount Cem near the prominent high point of Rocky Mount.

Water serves as a primary defining feature, with the complex drainage of Yellow Leaf Creek and its many tributaries like Turkey Creek and Pen Creek carving through the hills. This 1971 survey, which includes 1983 revisions, illustrates the era's infrastructure with the arrival of major highway interchanges and the Union Grove Lookout Tower standing watch over the woodlands. The presence of numerous Gravel Pits and the Pipeline cutting across the southwestern quadrant highlights the industrial activity supporting the region's growth during the mid-to-late 20th century.