The Journal-Record - Bicentennial Edition Thursday, July 1, 1976 Section D, Page 11 MARION COUNTY WAS ONCE INDIAN LANDS Marion County is situated in what was once the Chicksaw(sic) Indian Domain. No Indian settlements were found in the county, but it was thought to be the hunting ground of this trible(sic). An Indian mound about ten feet high is located at Military Ford and places where Indians ground corn have been found on some of the rocks near Hackleburg, and around Winfield, Arrowheads have been found in many parts of the county. It is bounded on the west by Mssissippi(sic), on the north by Franklin County, on the east by Winston and Walker Counties, on the South by Fayette and Lamar Counties. The first settlers came from Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia. The western part of the county seems to have been settled first and some of the family names of the earliest descendants are still found here. Among these are the MOOREMANS, STONES, NORTHINGTON, and WEATHERFORDS, and also some of the early salves(sic) families are still found. These are the McFADDENS, SWANIGANS, HISBORNS, SMITHS, BOBOS, LOCKRIDGE, and KEYS. The county is located in the northern coastal plains area and has an elevation of from 492 feet at Hamilton to 931 at Hackleburg, Winfield 468 of Guin to 434. Most of the county is hilly. In the southern part the hills are low and rounded in outline, but in the central and northern part the surface is rough and broken, some parts being mountainous. The northern part of the county is the beginning of the Apalachian(sic) Highland and the similar soil and rock formations are found there. Frequently the streams flow against sandstone cliffs 50 to 100 feet high. The northeastern part of the county is drained by Bear Creek and the steams flowing into it. It flows in a northwestwardly direction and into the Tennessee River near Riverton. The northwestern part of the county is drained by Bull Mountain Ceek(sic), which flows in a southwestwardly direction. Te(sic) remainder of the western part of the county is drained by Sipsey and its tributaries and flows in a southern direction. The southeastern part of the county is drained by steams flowing in a southern direction. The largest of these are: Sipsy, New River, Little New River, Louxapalilla(sic) and Beaver Creek. The central and major part of the County is drained by Buttahatchee River, which flows from near Haleyville, from east to west across two thirds of the county, to Sulligent. Most of the tributaries of this river flow in from the north. With the exception of Bear Creek, all of these streams flow into the Tombigbee and its tributaries. Hackleburg is the dividing line between the Tennessee and Tombigbee Rivers. It is said to be the highest point on the I. C. Railroad from Chicago to Miami.