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2011 Map of Marbury

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Marbury
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Marbury and its surrounding communities are defined by a network of creeks and rural roads in central Alabama. The landscape is oriented around the Mountain Creek and Shoal Creek drainage basins, with development clustered along the corridor between Midway and Wadsworth. Local history is deeply rooted in the numerous family and community burial grounds, such as Canaan Cemetery, Saint Paul Cemetery, and the Morning Star Cemetery to the north.

Water management is evident at Lightfoot Lake, created by the Lightfoot Dam on West Mountain Creek. The map shows a transition from smaller settlements like Pyron and Pine Flat to more dispersed rural homesteads and agricultural tracts. Distinctive local identifiers such as Possum Trot and Alpha Springs provide specific markers for genealogical research and land use studies, while the Congregational Holiness Campground indicates the area's long-standing tradition of community and religious gathering sites.