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2014 Map of Knoxville

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Knoxville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The Black Warrior River meanders along the southern and eastern edges of this landscape, forming the boundary between Greene and Hale counties. This segment of the river is characterized by complex hydrography, featuring numerous bars and shoals such as Z Loggans Bar, Long Bend Shoal, and Merriweather Reef. Toward the south, Oak Village stands near the riverbanks, where landforms like Logan Bluff and Colvins Island define the shifting shoreline.

Further inland, the community of Knoxville serves as a central hub for a rural network of family and community landmarks. The area is exceptionally dense with burial sites, including Cedar Grove Cem, Mt Pleasant Cem, and New Bethany Cem, which provide significant value for genealogists tracing regional lineages. Tributaries like Minter Cr and Sims Cr drain the uplands, cutting through terrain marked by heights like Steeles Bluff and Sims Bluff. This map documents a region where the traditional river-oriented economy meets the established settlement patterns of rural Alabama.