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2011 Map of Melson

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Weiss Lake dominates this 2011 survey, its finger-like bays and inlets reaching into the Georgia and Alabama borderlands. The intricate shoreline, formed by the impoundment of the Coosa River, has transformed the local geography into a landscape of peninsulas and river bends, including Morton Bend, Foster Bend, and Wrights Bend. Amidst this water-bound terrain, several historic family and community burial grounds remain, such as Hardman Cemetery and Salem Cemetery near Farill, and Macedonia Cemetery north of Anniedelle. These sites, along with Potash Landing, serve as markers of the area's older agricultural and river-based settlement patterns.

Small rural clusters like Melson and Kirks Grove are connected by a network of local roads that navigate the complex hydrography. The terrain rises to the south at Oliver Mountain, providing a stark contrast to the low-lying marshy areas around Kings Creek and Mountain Hope Creek. This map captures a modern view of a region defined by its relationship with the Coosa, where old upland ridges now form the banks of a significant reservoir system.