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2024 Map of Rodentown

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

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Rodentown sits at the northern end of a landscape defined by the sharp ridges and valleys of the Alabama coal country. This area, where Marshall, DeKalb, and Etowah counties converge, is marked by a complex network of gaps and hollows, including Leath Gap and Penitentiary Hollow. The drainage patterns here are significant, with Short Creek and Cross Creek carving through the terrain toward the Tennessee Valley Divide.

Family and community history is anchored in numerous small burial grounds and crossroads settlements like Smith Institute and Arona. Remote church sites such as Unity Baptist Church and Smith Chapel Cem illustrate the rural social fabric that persisted even as nearby towns like Sardis City and Boaz grew. The presence of Fricks Field and the scattered crossings at Double Bridges further highlight the area's agricultural and local transport history.