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2020 Map of Newtonville

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Newtonville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Newtonville sits at the heart of this landscape where the borders of Fayette, Pickens, and Tuscaloosa counties converge. The winding course of the Sipsey River bisects the terrain, flanked by significant elevations such as Savage Mtn and Gurley Hughs Mtn. The map reveals a deeply rooted community structure, evidenced by the high density of family and church burial grounds that dot the countryside, including Pilgrim Rest Cem, Gravlee Cem, and the Old Shepherd Cem.

Water plays a central role in the regional geography, with numerous tributaries like Savage Cr, Davis Cr, and Bear Cr feeding into the main river system. Man-made features like Freeman Lake and Mitchum Lake indicate later 20th-century land use, while the intricate network of local roads like Palestine Rd and O.D. Moores Bridge Rd connects the scattered homesteads and church sites that have defined this rural Alabama region for generations.