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2018 Map of Sweet Water

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Sweet Water
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Sweet Water and Dixons Mills anchor this portion of Marengo County, where the landscape is defined by the winding course of Sweetwater Cr and its numerous tributaries. The map documents a rural Alabama community structured by family and congregational landmarks, including several burial grounds such as Pearson Cem, Union Grove Cem, and Morrissette Cem. These sites, alongside Paynes Chapel Methodist Cem, provide essential anchor points for genealogists and local historians tracing the area's settlement patterns.

Transportation through this terrain is primarily facilitated by AL Highway 10 and a network of county roads like Marengo Co 29 and Wayne Rd. The drainage system is particularly dense, with names like Shell Cr, Moccasin Br, and Cypress Cr indicating the low-lying, water-rich environment of the region. Small named locales such as Vangale, Exmoor, and Clayhill represent the dispersed nature of habitation in this pocket of the state during the early 21st century.