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1980 Map of Newbern

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

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The town of Newbern serves as the focal point of this western Alabama landscape, situated along the Southern RR railroad line near the border of Hale and Perry counties. The settlement pattern reflects a deeply rooted rural community, defined by numerous family and church-affiliated burial grounds such as Hatch Cem, McCreary Cem, and Tunstall Cem. Education and faith are central to the map's geography, evidenced by Sunshine Sch and a series of neighborhood churches including Mars Hill Ch and Mt Sinai Ch.

Agricultural and natural features dominate the terrain, with Big Prairie Creek and Whitsitt Creek carving through the countryside. Near the village of Whitsitt, a series of aquaculture ponds for a Fish Hatchery illustrate local land use. Further south, the community of Laneville is nestled near the bottomlands of the creek system, while smaller landmarks like Hunter Chapel and the Cottrell Cem mark the heritage of the surrounding family farms.