1900s (20th Century) Maps of Valley Head, Alabama

1. 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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4. 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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7. 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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10. 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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13. 1947 Map of Dugout Valley

    

    1947 Dugout Valley

    1947 Print · USGS

    DeKalb County’s high ridges and deep valleys are documented here just after the war, showing the rural communities of the Sand Mountain plateau. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Davenport Cem, New Home, and the original footprint of De Soto State Park.

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16. 1947 Map of Valley Head

    

    1947 Valley Head

    1947 Print · USGS

    DeKalb County and the Alabama-Georgia borderlands are captured here just after the war, showing the mountain communities and valley rail lines of the late 1940s. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Jones Cem, Johns Chapel, and the Davenport Chapel School.

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19. 1955 Map of Rome

    

    1955 Rome

    1955 Print · USGS

    The tri-state borderlands of Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee appear in the mid-fifties as a landscape of ridge-and-valley industry and river navigation. Genealogists can trace family footprints near Chattanooga, the iron works of Gadsden, and textile towns like Trion or Summerville.

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22. 1958 Map of Rome, 1966 Print

    

    1958 Rome

    1966 Print · USGS

    Northwest Georgia and neighboring Tennessee and Alabama are captured here in the late fifties, showcasing a landscape of high ridges and river valleys. Researchers can trace historic rail lines like the Seaboard Air Line RR and explore the bounds of Cloudland Canyon State Park or Fort Oglethorpe.

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25. 1961 Map of Rome

    

    1961 Rome

    1961 Print · USGS

    Northwest Georgia and neighboring Tennessee and Alabama are shown here at a moment of significant mid-century growth. Researchers can trace the rail networks of the Central of Georgia or locate landmarks within Chickamauga and Chattanooga Nat Military Park.

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28. 1963 Map of Rome

    

    1963 Rome

    1963 Print · USGS

    The tri-state corner of Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee is captured here during a period of massive reservoir expansion and post-war growth. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail corridors of the Southern Ry or locate landmarks like Fort Oglethorpe and Cloudland Canyon State Park.

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31. 1975 Map of Dugout Valley, 1977 Print

    

    1975 Dugout Valley

    1977 Print · USGS

    DeKalb County is captured in the mid-1970s as industrial strip mining and valley farming coexist beneath the heights of LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. Researchers can trace family sites at Hawkins Chapel, Welcome View Ch, and Price Cem, or follow the old SOUTHERN RAILWAY line through DUGOUT VALLEY.

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34. 1981 Map of Chickamauga, 1982 Print

    

    1981 Chickamauga

    1982 Print · USGS

    The tri-state border region of Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee comes into focus during the early eighties, defined by the towering ridges of the Appalachians. Historians can trace the preserved grounds of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park and old rail stops like Rising Fawn or Sulphur Springs.

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37. 1983 Map of Valley Head

    

    1983 Valley Head

    1983 Print · USGS

    The high plateau of Lookout Mountain meets the valley floor in the 1980s, revealing a landscape shaped by the Little River and the Southern Railroad. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like Holly Spring Cem, Johns Chapel, and the community of Valley Head.

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