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1958 Map of Mount Meigs

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Mount Meigs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Tallapoosa River defines the northern reaches of this landscape, where the Elmore and Montgomery County line follows its winding course past landmarks like the Indian Mounds and Willow Springs. In the late 1950s, the outskirts of Montgomery show a transition from the industrial and military activity at Gunter Air Force Base to the rural agricultural communities of Barachias and Mathews.

Transportation corridors dominate the terrain, with the Western Railway of Alabama and Seaboard Air Line cutting through the center of the sheet. Local social structures are well-documented through numerous rural institutions, including the Alabama Industrial Sch, Our Lady of Fatima Sch, and smaller crossroads like Mitylene. Genealogists will find an exceptional density of family-named burial sites, such as the Billingslea Cem and Marshall Cem, alongside historical church sites like Morning Star Ch.