1958 Map of West Point

About this map

West Point sits at the northern edge of this North Alabama landscape, where the rural topography is defined by the significant rise of Hog Mountain and the Mountain Divide. Mapping by the Tennessee Valley Authority in the late 1950s captures a community structured around small agricultural clearings and an extensive network of country churches, including Missionary Grove Ch, Salem Ch, and Fellowship Ch. The drainage patterns of Crooked Creek and its many tributaries like Sweetgum Hollow Branch dictate the placement of early roads and settlements. Landmarks such as the Grandview Lookout Tower on Haynes Mountain and family-named sites like Pullen Cem or the Hartwic Cem provide essential anchor points for genealogists and local historians tracing the mid-century development of Cullman County.