1900s (20th Century) Maps of DeKalb County, Alabama

1. 1900 Map of Fort Payne

   

   1900 Fort Payne

   1900 Print · USGS

   Northeast Alabama is defined by its deep ridges and river valleys in the late nineteenth century. Researchers can trace the era's ferry network across the Coosa River and find old family-run landmarks like Wagners Store and Santy Mills.

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4. 1903 Map of Gadsden

   

   1903 Gadsden

   1903 Print · USGS

   Northern Alabama in the late nineteenth century centers on the busy Tennessee River corridor and its surrounding ridges. Trace old family sites and transport hubs like Hillian Store, Lovelace Landing, and the Mt Zion church.

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7. 1936 Map of Trenton

   

   1936 Trenton

   1936 Print · USGS

   The Georgia and Alabama borderlands are captured here in the mid-1930s as mountain life met the era's emerging highway and rail networks. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Sand Mtn Academy, Hanna Cem, and the community of Rising Fawn.

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10. 1936 Map of Painter

    

    1936 Painter

    1936 Print · USGS

    DeKalb and Marshall counties are shown here during the mid-1930s, documenting a landscape of plateau farms and essential creek crossings. Genealogists can trace family roots through landmarks like Blessing Sch, Dalrymple Cem, and rural centers like Whiton and Lathamville.

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13. 1936 Map of Ider

    

    1936 Ider

    1936 Print · USGS

    The plateau of De Kalb and Jackson counties is captured here in the mid-1930s as a network of crossroads and family farms. Local historians can trace family roots through sites like Yorks Mill, Pilgrims Home Ch, and the Fuller Cem.

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16. 1936 Map of Crossville

    

    1936 Crossville

    1936 Print · USGS

    DeKalb County and the Sand Mountain area are shown here in the mid-1930s as a thriving rural community of small crossroads and family-named landmarks. Researchers can trace the locations of Orphir Sch, Friendship Ch, and early businesses like Gilbert Store.

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19. 1936 Map of Flat Rock

    

    1936 Flat Rock

    1936 Print · USGS

    Sand Mountain in the mid-thirties remains a landscape of high plateaus and remote community centers. Genealogists can trace family names at Smith Cem and Cooley Cem or locate the rural crossroads at Christian Home and Flat Rock.

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22. 1936 Map of Dugout Valley

    

    1936 Dugout Valley

    1936 Print · USGS

    DeKalb County mountain life in the mid-1930s is captured here, showing the scattered farmsteads and schools along SAND MOUNTAIN. Genealogists can locate family landmarks such as Hawkins Chapel Sch, Blackburns Store, and Mt Parron Ch tucked between the ridges.

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25. 1936 Map of Rodentown

    

    1936 Rodentown

    1936 Print · USGS

    Northeast Alabama hill country is captured here during the mid-thirties, showing the rural communities of Sand Mountain. Researchers can trace family roots through numerous local landmarks like Whitesboro, Smith Chapel, and Duck Springs Sch.

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28. 1936 Map of Roden Gap

    

    1936 Roden Gap

    1936 Print · USGS

    The upland terrain along the DeKalb and Etowah county line is captured in the mid-1930s as the Tennessee Valley Authority began its systematic mapping. Researchers can trace rural landmarks like Wallace, Marcus Sch, and the natural pass at Roden Gap.

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31. 1936 Map of Chavies

    

    1936 Chavies

    1936 Print · USGS

    DeKalb County is captured here in the mid-1930s, showing a landscape of upland farms and mountain gaps along the Tennessee Basin Divide. Researchers can trace rural life through sites like Peeks Corner Sch, Bohannon Ford, and the many churches of Rainsville.

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34. 1936 Map of Dutton

    

    1936 Dutton

    1936 Print · USGS

    Sand Mountain and the Tennessee River valley appear here in the mid-thirties just as the landscape began to change. Trace the old community footprints of Dutton and Macedonia or locate family landmarks like Happy Hill Ch and Patterson Sch.

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37. 1936 Map of Sulphur Springs

    

    1936 Sulphur Springs

    1936 Print · USGS

    Lookout Mountain and the Alabama-Georgia borderlands are captured here in the mid-1930s. Researchers can trace families near Sulphur Springs or find landmarks like Amos Mill, Battelle, and the Lookout Chapel Sch.

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40. 1936 Map of Sylvania

    

    1936 Sylvania

    1936 Print · USGS

    Sand Mountain's rural plateau comes to life in the mid-1930s, showing a landscape of family farms and community centers. Genealogists can trace family footprints at Bowman Crossroads, Mahan Sch, or the Dean Chapel Cem.

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43. 1936 Map of Grove Oak

    

    1936 Grove Oak

    1936 Print · USGS

    DeKalb and Marshall counties are captured in the mid-1930s as the Tennessee Valley Authority began transforming the river landscape. Genealogists can locate numerous rural landmarks like Prospect Ch, Old Beulah Ch, and High Falls Bridge.

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46. 1936 Map of Little Falls

    

    1936 Little Falls

    1936 Print · USGS

    DeKalb County, Alabama, is captured in the mid-1930s just as the Tennessee Valley Authority began modernizing the region. Researchers can trace rural life through the upland community of Violet Hill, its Violet Hill Ch, and the high ridges of Lookout Mountain.

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49. 1936 Map of Henagar

    

    1936 Henagar

    1936 Print · USGS

    DeKalb and Jackson counties were undergoing significant change in the mid-1930s as the Tennessee Valley Authority developed the region. Researchers can locate early educational and religious sites including Chalybeate Springs Sch, Friendship Ch, and the settlement of Pisgah.

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52. 1936 Map of Fyffe

    

    1936 Fyffe

    1936 Print · USGS

    DeKalb County and the Sand Mountain plateau are captured here during the mid-1930s, showing a landscape of tightly-knit rural communities. You can trace early creek crossings like Old Sauty Mill Bridge and locate family landmarks such as Lusk Chapel Ch and Ten Broeck.

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55. 1946 Map of Trenton, 1947 Print

    

    1946 Trenton

    1947 Print · USGS

    Northwest Georgia and the Alabama borderlands are captured here in the mid-1940s, showing the ridge-and-valley landscape of Dade and DeKalb counties. Researchers can trace rural lineages through numerous landmarks like Countess Cem, Rising Fawn, and Byrds Chapel.

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58. 1946 Map of Flat Rock, 1947 Print

    

    1946 Flat Rock

    1947 Print · USGS

    The plateau of Sand Mountain in the 1940s was a landscape of remote gulfs and tight-knit rural communities. Genealogists can trace family names through the many small burial grounds and churches like Beulah Chapel, Welden Ch, and Swafford Cem.

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61. 1946 Map of Dugout Valley, 1956 Print

    

    1946 Dugout Valley

    1956 Print · USGS

    De Kalb County is shown here in the mid-1940s, where the dramatic ridges of Sand Mountain and Lookout Mountain frame a landscape of traditional farming and rail transport. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like White Hall Cem, Lea Chapel, and the rural community of Stamp.

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64. 1946 Map of Sulphur Springs, 1956 Print

    

    1946 Sulphur Springs

    1956 Print · USGS

    The Alabama and Georgia state line meets along the spine of the mountains in this mid-century survey of the Little River Valley. Researchers can trace the path of the Southern Railroad through old stops like Sulphur Springs Station and find family landmarks like Pannell Cem and Amos Mill.

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67. 1946 Map of Ider, 1956 Print

    

    1946 Ider

    1956 Print · USGS

    DeKalb County upland life in the mid-1940s centers on the family-named crossroads of Sand Mountain. Researchers can trace rural landmarks from Yorks Mill and Freehill Sch to numerous country churches like New Bethel Ch No 2.

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70. 1946 Map of Valley Head, 1956 Print

    

    1946 Valley Head

    1956 Print · USGS

    The Alabama-Georgia state line and the slopes of Lookout Mountain are captured here in the mid-1940s. Genealogists and researchers can locate the Southern Railroad corridor, rural schools like Moon Lake Sch, and local landmarks including Mentone and Valley Head.

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73. 1946 Map of Portersville, 1958 Print

    

    1946 Portersville

    1958 Print · USGS

    DeKalb County and the southern reaches of Lookout Mountain appear here just after the war, showing a landscape defined by parallel ridges and valley rail lines. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Longshore Mill, McNutt Memorial Ch, and the Brown Fell Sch.

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