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1960 Map of Landersville

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Landersville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Moulton Valley landscape of Lawrence County is defined by a distinct transition between open agricultural land and the dense timber of the William B Bankhead National Forest. This 1960 field examination shows a rural economy centered on the Byler Road, a historic corridor flanked by several small settlements including Landersville and Mt Hope. The map provides significant genealogical value through its density of country churches and family burial grounds, such as the Old Town Creek Ch, Town Creek Cem, and Wear Cem.

To the south, the terrain becomes increasingly complex as it climbs toward Divide Ridge and the Black Warrior Wildlife Management Area. Numerous hollows like Walker Mill Hollow and Blue Spring Hollow cut into the ridge, while geological features like Cave Springs Cave and Goat Bluff mark the edges of the highland. The presence of the Mt Hope Sch and scattered post-war structures along the creek bottoms reflects the established social fabric of this North Alabama region during the mid-twentieth century.