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2024 Map of Piedmont NW

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Piedmont NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Colvin Mountain and Choccolocco Mountain define the topography of this northeastern Alabama landscape, where the ridges of the Talladega National Forest meet the valley floors of Calhoun and Cherokee counties. The map captures a transition from rural crossroads like Knightens Crossroads and Estes Crossroads to the more developed edges of Piedmont. Significant natural springs, such as Collins Spring and Hendon Spring, suggest a landscape historically reliant on reliable water sources for both agriculture and early settlement.

Genealogists and local historians will find several established burial grounds, including Lebanon Cem, Taylors Chapel Cem, and Littlejohn Cem, which remain as fixed points in a region otherwise characterized by small unincorporated communities like Maxwellborn and Asberry. The presence of the Dugger Mountain Wilderness in the southeast corner indicates the preservation of wilder, high-elevation terrain amidst the network of local roads such as Possum Trot Rd and Gnatville Rd W.