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2020 Map of Langston

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Langston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Guntersville Lake dominates the central landscape of this Jackson County region, where the sprawling waters meet the rising terrain of Sand Mountain. The settlement of Scottsboro sits to the north, while smaller communities like Langston and Davistown maintain their positions along the shoreline and upland ridges. The distribution of numerous family and church burial grounds, such as Goosepond Cem and Vaught Cem, points to a long-established rural population and deep-seated local lineage across the Tennessee River valley.

Transportation patterns are defined by the water, with points like Godwin Point and Goose Pond Island emerging from the reservoir. To the south, Macedonia and Crossroad represent the transition into the higher elevations of the plateau. The map clearly deliniates the Jackson and Marshall County boundary as it cuts through the southern portion of the lake, illustrating how modern political lines bisect this complex riverine and mountainous geography.