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1971 Map of Leighton

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Leighton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Leighton serves as the focal point of this 1970s survey, situated along the Southern railroad line in eastern Colbert County. The landscape transitions from the flatlands of Abernathy Bottom and Gum Bottom in the north to the rising elevation of La Grange Mountain in the south. This southern ridge is a site of significant local heritage, marked by the La Grange College Monument and College Spring, denoting the site of Alabama's first chartered college.

Rural life is evidenced by a dense network of family-named cemeteries and community churches, including Valley Grove Ch and New Sockwell Ch. Industrial footprints appear near Emco-Listerhill Junction, while the southern slopes of Kent Mountain show several active strip mines. The presence of the Colbert County High School and Muscle Shoals Airport highlights the mid-century infrastructure supporting the surrounding agricultural and industrial communities of Spring Valley and Cottontown.