Bessemer Iron District, AL — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1905)
by USGS Historical Topo Maps (public domain) · Alabama, US
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Named places on this map
73 named features inside the Bessemer Iron District, AL — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1905) sheet, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Each one links to every map that shows it.
Peaks and ridges
- Bald Ridge · ridge
- Bee Mountain
- Bee Ridge · ridge
- Bluff Ridge · ridge
- Chestnut Ridge · ridge
- Dividing Ridge · ridge
- Dolly Ridge · ridge
- Flint Ridge · ridge
- Gold Ridge · ridge
- Johnson Mountain
- Jones Ridge · ridge
- Little Shades Mountain
- Little Valley Mountain
- Muscoda Mountain
- Potato Hill
- Shades Mountain · ridge
- Sunset Rock · pillar
- West Red Mountain
Lakes, springs and falls
- Acton Lake · lake
- B Mountain Lake · lake
- Batson Lake · lake
- Birmingham Reservoir · reservoir
- Blue Lake · lake
- Caddell Lake · reservoir
- Cahaba Lake · lake
- Cherokee Beach Lake · reservoir
- Creep Spring · spring
- Dickey Spring · spring
- Dobbin Brothers Lake · reservoir
- Double Oak Lake · reservoir
- Glen Spring · spring
- Guytons Lake · reservoir
- Hales Spring · spring
- Halls Spring · spring
- Hawkins Spring · spring
- Highland Spring · spring
- Holly Spring · spring
- Holtzclaw Lake · reservoir
- Indian Estates Lake · reservoir
- Indian Spring Lake · reservoir
- Indian Valley Lake · reservoir
- Indian Valley Lake · reservoir
and 18 more
Gaps, arches and other landforms
- Brock Gap · gap
- Clear Branch Gap · gap
- Cow Gap · gap
- Enon Gap · gap
- Graces Gap · gap
- Mimms Gap · gap
- Odum Gap · gap
- Owens Gap · gap
- Readers Gap · gap
- Red Mountain Gap · gap
- Spring Gap · gap
- The Narrows · gap
- Walker Gap · gap
Elevations are the USGS 3DEP ground elevation at the named point, rounded; a summit's surveyed height can differ a little.
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Version history
Version 1 · Nov 5, 2026 · 11.7 MB