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2011 Map of Our Town

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Our Town
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Martin Lake dominates this Alabama landscape, its intricate shoreline creating a complex network of peninsulas and islands along the Tallapoosa River. The map captures a transition from rural settlements to recreational development, where historic landmarks like Mount Zion Cemetery and Mask Cemetery neighbor contemporary lakeside sites such as Piney Woods Marina and Camp Alamisco. The small communities of Our Town and Bulgers sit west of the water, connected by a winding road network that includes the long-standing thoroughfare of Elkahatchee Rd.

Infrastructure like the Robert Alston Russell Bridge provides critical passage across the reservoir, linking residential pockets such as Wind Creek Farms to the surrounding hills. This survey records the shoreline of a major hydroelectric project, showing how the flooding of the valley preserved higher ground as prominent landmarks, including Woods Island and Governors Island. Genealogists will find several family-named roads and burial grounds, such as New Hope Cemetery, which anchor the local history of this Tallapoosa County region.