Mantua and Benevola anchor this West Alabama landscape where the winding Sipsey River carves through Greene County. The map is particularly notable for its density of rural burial grounds, including the Bethesda Church Yard Cemetery and the Sixteenth Section Cemetery, which often mark the sites of early congregation centers. The settlement pattern is defined by traditional crossroads and small community hubs like Morrows Grove and Snoddy, connected by a network of named country roads such as Coloine Carptender Rd and Maughan Rd. The topography is shaped by the drainage of Brush Creek and Little Creek, with the Mantua Post Office serving as a primary landmark for this sparsely populated rural district in the early 21st century.
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1927 · Eutaw
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1931 · Eutaw
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Montgomery
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1953 · Birmingham
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1953 · Meridian
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1953 · West Point
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Birmingham
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Montgomery
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Birmingham
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Meridian
USGS Topo · 1:250,000