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2024 Map of Mason Bend

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Mason Bend
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Forkland and the winding course of the Black Warrior River define this West Alabama landscape where the Greene and Hale county lines converge. The river's serpentine path creates distinctive features like Mason Bend, Erie Bend, and Clements Bend, interspersed with landmarks such as McAlpines Ferry and Lassiters Shoals. These geographical markers reflect a long history of river navigation and seasonal water management in the Black Warrior basin.

Genealogists and local historians can trace the distribution of historic communities and burial grounds across the quadrangle, including Walden Quarters, Jackson Quarters, and Gilmore Quarters. The map identifies several rural cemeteries such as Erie Cem, Creehill Cem, and Ebenezer Cem, alongside named terrain features like Fannin Hill and McAlpin Hill. The extensive wetland networks of Dollarhide Swamp and Mason Swamp illustrate the flood-prone nature of the bottomlands surrounding the primary river channel.