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1972 Map of Tattlersville

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Tattlersville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Tombigbee River serves as a defining boundary in this area of southwest Alabama, separating Clarke, Choctaw, and Washington counties. Along the river’s winding course, river traffic and local trade are evidenced by several historic access points, including Christmas Landing, Baileys Landing, and Blount Landing. The floodplain is characterized by complex hydrology, featuring abandoned river loops and backwaters like Horseshoe Lake, Round Pond, and Hatchetigbee Lake at the foot of the Hatchetigbee Hills.

Local settlement patterns are centered around small communities and rural religious life, with Tattlersville and Salitpa serving as primary hubs. Researchers of local genealogy will find numerous family-named landmarks and rural burial grounds, such as Jordan Cem, Mosley Springs Ch Cem, and Overstreet Cem. Small churches like Grace Chapel and the Union Chapel Union Grove Ch dot the landscape near Eberline Mill Creek and Satilpa Creek.