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1980 Map of Montevallo

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Montevallo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The University of Montevallo campus serves as a central landmark for this 1980s-era study of central Alabama, situated where the Southern railroad intersects the landscape. The geography is defined by industrial extraction and rural community life, featuring numerous active Quarry sites and Settling Ponds throughout Dry Valley. This industrial presence is balanced by established local institutions like Enon Ch and Clarks Chapel, alongside several family and community burial grounds including the Montevallo Cemetery and Salem Cem.

The border between Shelby Co and Chilton Co cuts through the southern portion of the map, illustrating a region of small settlements like South Calera and Minooka connected by a network of waterways including Buxahatchee Creek and Mahan Creek. This map documents a period of transition, recording the infrastructure of rural towns, from the Radio Tower (WBYE) to the Covered Bridge on Shoal Creek, during a time when the rail-and-quarry economy remained a primary driver for local development.