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1910 Map of Montevallo

Name: 1910 Topographic Map of Montevallo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Montevallo serves as a central hub in this early 20th-century landscape, where a complex network of rail lines and early road systems converges. The map reveals an industrial corridor defined by the Louisville and Nashville RR and the Southern Railway, connecting coal and iron works like those at Aldrich and Briarfield. Historical researchers will find significant markers of early Alabama industry, including the Bibb Furnace (Ruins) and various tramroads servicing the mining districts.

Rural life is meticulously documented through numerous country schools and houses of worship, such as Elliottsville Church and Cedar Grove School. The terrain is shaped by the winding Cahaba River and prominent ridges like Shades Mtn, which dictated the path of historic thoroughfares including the Birmingham Road and Selma Road. Small settlements like Siluria, Alabaster, and Saginaw appear as they were established around the region's burgeoning transportation and mineral economy.