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2011 Map of Margerum

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Pickwick Lake dominates the landscape where the Tennessee River borders northwestern Alabama and Mississippi, its waters filling former creek channels and surrounding prominent landforms like the Buchanan Peninsula. The settlement of Margerum sits at a crossroads of the rail and road network south of the lake, near the industrial site of a Lime Kiln. This 2011 survey captures a mix of longstanding rural landmarks and modern recreational access points, including the Buzzard Roost Dock and Mill Creek Dock.

Genealogists will find a high density of family-named hollows and burial grounds, such as Crenshaw Cemetery and Morris Hill Cemetery, which speak to the area's deep-rooted land ownership before the creation of the reservoir. Landmarks like Riverton Junction and the Buzzard Roost Post Office mark historic social hubs, while geographic features such as Chalk Mine Hollow and Fish Trap Hollow reflect the early resource extraction and river-valley livelihoods that preceded the region's current layout.