Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

General Soil Map Units
The general soil maps in this publication shows broad areas that have a distinctive
pattern of soils, relief, and drainage. Each map unit on the general soil maps is a
unique natural landscape. Typically, it consists of one or more major soils or
miscellaneous areas and some minor soils or miscellaneous areas. It is named for the
major soils or miscellaneous areas. The components of one map unit can occur in
another but in a different pattern.
The general soil maps can be used to compare the suitability of large areas for
general land uses. Areas of suitable soils can be identified on the maps. Likewise,
areas where the soils are not suitable can be identified.
Because of their small scale, the maps are not suitable for planning the
management of a farm or field or for selecting a site for a road or building or other
structure. The soils in any one map unit differ from place to place in slope, depth,
drainage, and other characteristics that affect management.
Soil names and boundaries on the general soil maps do not always match those of
adjacent counties. Differences are the result of variations in soil patterns over the
survey area and recent improvements in soil classification, particularly soil series
concepts.
Soils in Murray County
1. Townley-Conasauga-Montevallo
Gently sloping to moderately steep, well drained or moderately well drained,
moderately deep or shallow soils that have a clayey or loamy subsoil and formed in
residuum from acid shale
Setting
Major land resource area: Southern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
Landform: Low hills and ridges
Slope range: 2 to 30 percent
Composition
Percent of Murray County: 12 percent
Townley soils: 30 percent
Conasauga soils: 15 percent
Montevallo soils: 15 percent
Minor components: 40 percent
Soil Properties and Qualities
Townley
Slope range: Gently sloping to moderately steep
Drainage class: Well drained
Depth class: Moderately deep
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