2020 Map of Town Creek

About this map

The town of Town Creek serves as the central hub of this northern Alabama landscape, situated where the Colbert Co and Lawrence Co line meets the rail corridor. This modern survey reveals a dense concentration of historical family markers and community sites, reflecting generations of settlement along the waterways. To the south, the terrain rises into several named peaks including Jeffreys Mtn, Patrick Mtn, and Green Bluff Mtn, while the eponymous Town Creek winds north toward the Tennessee River valley. Numerous small ponds and sloughs like Mississippi Pond and Boatwright Slough dot the lowlands, indicating the region's complex hydrology. Genealogists will find an exceptional number of small burial grounds, from the Stanley and Bethel cemeteries in the north to the Lansdell and Bain cemeteries further south, providing a detailed record of the families who established the communities of Cottontown, Midway, and Lennon Hill.