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2014 Map of Pride

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Pride
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The Tennessee River defines the northern boundary of this Colbert County landscape, where the waters of Pickwick Lake surround a series of river features including Sevenmile Island, Pippin Towhead, and Buck Island. South of the river, the terrain rises into a complex system of ridges and hollows, notably Hawk Pride Mtn and Potato Hill Mtn. The settlement pattern is anchored by the historic rail-and-road corridor of Us-72, connecting the community of Pride toward Tuscumbia in the east.

Local history is preserved in a high concentration of family-named cemeteries and rural landmarks. Genealogists can locate Gibbs Cem, Sherrod Cem, and the New Bethel Memorial Cem, which serve as quiet markers of the area's ancestral homesteads. The geography transitions from the river's Pride Bluff through named valleys like Red Rock Valley and into the timbered heights of Fielder Ridge, illustrating the varied topography of northwest Alabama.