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1949 Map of Kinlock Spring

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Kinlock Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

William B Bankhead National Forest covers much of this mid-century landscape where the Tennessee Valley Divide snakes through northwestern Alabama. The area is defined by its rural density, featuring a network of country churches like St Paul Ch and Maxwell Chapel, and localized family-named settlements including Martintown and Posey Mill. The presence of the CCC Camp 931 (Abandoned) and the Kinlock Lookout Tower points to the era's focus on forest management and conservation.

Transportation is dominated by the historic Tennessee Byler Road and Byler Road, which follow the higher ground to avoid the numerous creek branches such as Allen Mill Creek and Whitehead Creek. Small educational hubs like Trapptown Sch and Center Sch served the surrounding farmsteads, while genealogy researchers will find several well-defined burial sites including Posey Mill Cem and the Macedonia Cem near the Lawrence County line.