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2020 Map of Montevallo

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Montevallo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The University of Montevallo anchors the northwest corner of this landscape, where the Little Cahaba River winds through Dry Valley before reaching the growing settlements of Montevallo and Calera. The transition from the settled streets of the university town to the southern reaches reveals a network of rural communities such as Wilton, Minooka, and Ocampo. This corridor shows a significant density of historical burial grounds, including the Old Rock Springs Cem and Reynolds Cem, which offer tangible links for genealogical research in this portion of Alabama.

Water plays a central role in the topography, with numerous small drainages like Buxahatchee Cr and Dry Cr feeding into larger systems. To the south, the terrain becomes increasingly dotted with named water bodies such as Jim Oliver Pond, Shechi Lakes, and J H Oliver Lake near the border of the Shelby and Chilton County line. The map illustrates the evolving infrastructure around South Calera and Jemison, where established roads like Co Rd 15 and Co Rd 33 connect these longstanding central Alabama communities.