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1971 Map of Ponders

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Ponders
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Lake Martin dominates the northern reaches of this Tallapoosa County landscape, where the reservoir's fingers create a complex shoreline reaching into the hills. The southern terrain is defined by the winding course of Sougahatchee Creek and its many tributaries like Wind Creek and Buck Creek. This early 1970s survey captures a rural Alabama community structured around small hubs such as Barnesville, Walnut Hill, and Union.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several rural congregations and landmarks, including Harper Hill Ch and New Prospect Ch, alongside the Union Academy school site. The southern edge of the map features the Sougahatchee Lookout Tower, a sentinel over the timbered landscape, while a Mine and various cemeteries like Grave Cem offer specific points of interest for researchers tracing the physical history of the county before modern development altered these traditional community footprints.