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1949 Map of Lawrence Cove

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Lawrence Cove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Brindley Mountain dominates this mid-century landscape on the border of Morgan Co and Cullman Co, Alabama. The terrain is defined by the Tennessee Valley Divide, with numerous branches and creeks such as Cotaco Creek and Ryan Bridge cutting through the hollows. Small agrarian settlements like Center Dale and Fairview are connected by a network of rural roads that skirt the steep slopes of Self Mountain and Tarkiln Mtn.

Local social life is centered around a high density of country churches and cemeteries, including Lawrence Cove Church, Etha Ch, and Canaan Cem. Evidence of earlier settlement is noted by Ruins found near the West Fork and Pleasant Ridge, while the Lawrence Cove School serves as a reminder of the area's educational foundations before modern consolidation. The map also captures the local industrial footprint at the Quarry and a Substation near Fairview.