Loading map...

2018 Map of Our Town

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Our Town
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Alexander City anchors the northern reaches of this landscape, where the southern outskirts meet the winding, finger-like inlets of Martin Lake. The settlement patterns here are defined by the shoreline, with neighborhoods and infrastructure such as the Willow Point Airport and Alston Russell Bridge conforming to the irregular geography of the water. Small communities like Our Town and Bulgers sit inland, connected by a network of local roads including Elkahatchee Rd and State Rte 128.

For those tracing local family histories, the map identifies several burial sites tucked away from the main thoroughfares, including Mount Zion Cem, New Hope Cem, and Friendship Cem. The topography is dominated by numerous points and islands, such as Woods Island and Youngs Island, which highlight the transformed nature of the Tallapoosa and Elmore County borderlands following the impoundment of the lake.