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2014 Map of Mason Ridge

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Mason Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Wheeler Lake and the wide course of the Tennessee River dominate this modern topographical study, defining the county boundaries between Madison, Limestone, and Morgan. The landscape is characterized by its complex hydrology, featuring numerous backwaters and tributaries such as Leemon Slough, Blackwell Run, and Limestone Creek. In the northern section, the Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field stands as a massive modern infrastructure footprint, contrasting with the smaller, older settlements scattered to the south and west.

Family history is deeply etched into the terrain through a high density of small burial grounds, including the Blackwell Collier Cem, Barclay Teney Cem, and New Hope Cem. The transition from the flat river valley to the rising elevations of Turkey Mtn and Section Mtn provides clear geographic context for the locations of Echols Crossroads and Priceville, illustrating how settlement patterns in this part of Alabama have long followed the natural contours of the valley floor.