2014 Map of Ward

About this map

Kinterbish Cr and Yantley Cr wind through the West Alabama timberlands in this study of the borderlands between Sumter and Choctaw Counties. The map documents a deeply rural landscape where small communities like Ward, Halsell, and Kinterbish are connected by a network of county roads. The terrain is characterized by numerous small drainages such as Mundy Br and Thornton Cr feeding into the larger creek systems. Cultural landmarks are primarily centered around small family and community burial grounds, including Beulah Cem and Cokes Chapel Cem. The transition from the more elevated Thornton Hill in the northwest to the flatter creek bottoms of Clear Cr in the south illustrates the local topography of the Gulf Coastal Plain. This era reflects the modern road infrastructure, such as Ward Road 16 and CR-9, overlying the traditional settlement patterns of the region.