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2011 Map of Triana

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Triana
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Tennessee River and the massive expanse of Wheeler Lake dominate this portion of the Tennessee Valley, shaping the settlement patterns and transport corridors south of Huntsville. The historic river town of Triana sits at the confluence with Indian Creek, served by facilities like Triana Landing and Sunnyside Landing. The landscape is a mix of protected government land at the Redstone Arsenal and rural farmsteads further south.

Genealogists will find a high density of family-named burial grounds across the quadrangle, including the Simpson, Tate, and Lynch cemeteries. Movement across the terrain is dictated by the river's backwaters and sloughs, such as Crowder Slough, and historical crossings like Sharps Ford Bridge. Small communities like Talucah and Valhermoso Springs anchor the southern reaches, where the elevation rises from the river bottoms to named heights like Walling Mountain and Section Mountain.