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1980 Map of Moundville East

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Moundville East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Moundville anchors the northwestern corner of this Hale County landscape, where the terrain begins to transition from the developed edge of town into the dense canopy of the Talladega National Forest. A network of country roads connects family-named landmarks and quiet rural crossroads like Havana, revealing a settlement pattern defined by small community churches and burial grounds. Genealogists will find a high density of sites including Salem Ch, Oak Hill Cem, and the Star of Bethlehem Cem.

The eastern half of the map is dominated by the Oakmulgee Wildlife Management Area, characterized by a complex drainage system of creeks such as Elliotts Creek, Williams Creek, and Gabriel Creek. This area remains largely undeveloped, punctuated only by a few Gravel Pits and a prominent Pipeline corridor. The layout of Pleasant Hill Ch and its accompanying Pleasant Hill Cem indicates how isolated these hill communities remained even into the late twentieth century.