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1970 Map of Micaville

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Micaville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

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The Tallapoosa River flows through this corner of the Alabama Piedmont, forming the naturally winding boundary between Cleburne and Randolph counties. This 1970 landscape is defined by its small, dispersed rural settlements and a significant concentration of rural houses of worship, reflecting the deep-rooted community life of the area. Named crossings like Lee Bridge and Foster Bridge provide vital links over the river and its many tributaries, such as Ketchepedrakee Creek and Sandy Creek.

Evidence of industrial land use appears in the north, where strip mines contrast with the otherwise wooded terrain surrounding Plunkett Mtn. Local genealogists will find value in the density of named landmarks, including Folsom Sch and numerous country churches like Morrison Chapel, Valley Grove Ch, and New Area Ch. These markers, along with several family-named cemeteries and crossroads like Micaville and Foster Crossroad, document a quiet, agrarian era before significant modernization reached this river valley.