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2024 Map of Roanoke West

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

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Roanoke anchor this terrain in Randolph County, Alabama, where the city's residential streets give way to a landscape of creeks and small farming outposts. The western edge of town is marked by the Roanoke Municipal Airport and the waters of McMurray Lake, while the surrounding countryside is dotted with long-established communities like Cornhouse, Broughton, and Peavy. These settlements often cluster around junctions and churches, such as the Friendship Cem and Union Hill Cem, providing important landmarks for those tracing family history in the Alabama Piedmont.

Water defines the local geography, with High Pine Creek and Cornhouse Creek carving through the wooded hills. Numerous branches and shoals, including Horton Shoal and Jack Branch, create a complex network of drainage that historically dictated road placement and property lines. The transition from the more developed city center of Roanoke to the dispersed crossroads of Harmon Crossroads illustrates the rural character of this part of eastern Alabama.