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1980 Map of Melton

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Melton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The Southern RR railroad line cuts a path through the northern hills of Hale County, passing through the settlement of Melton and by the Springfield Ch and Springfield Ch. The landscape is a transition from high ground to the bottomlands of the Black Warrior River Lake Demopolis, where Duffys Bend marks a significant curve in the water system. Numerous family-named cemeteries such as Boston Cem, Ramey Cem, and Pickens Cem are scattered across the terrain, indicating a long-standing rural community structure.

Institutional footprints are visible at the State Penal Farm near the Fish Hatchery and Sewage Disposal Pond in the south, while the Greensboro Municipal Airport serves the region's transportation needs. Educational and social life is anchored by the Sawyerville Sch and the Lakeview Country Club. The creek networks, including Big German Creek and Limestone Creek, drain this diverse landscape of agriculture and woodland.