1980s Maps of Pickens County, Alabama

Explore 8 historic maps of Pickens County from the 1980s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1980s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

Whether you're researching your family's past, planning a metal detecting trip, or studying how Pickens County's landscape evolved across the 1980s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.

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Pickens County, AL maps

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  1. 1982 Map of West Point, 1983 Print
    1982 Map of West Point, 1983 Print
    1982 West Point
    1983 Print · USGS
    Eastern Mississippi and western Alabama are captured in the early eighties as the river-and-rail economy evolved. Trace family roots and old township lines near West Point, Columbus Air Force Base, and the historic Natchez Trace Parkway.

  2. 1984 Map of De Kalb
    1984 Map of De Kalb
    1984 De Kalb
    1984 Print · USGS
    The Mississippi-Alabama borderlands come into focus in the 1980s, where the river-and-rail economy meets military and tribal lands. Researchers can trace rural lineages across the Choctaw Indian Reservation or through the rail towns of Scooba and De Kalb.
    2 unique versions available

  3. 1984 Map of West Point
    1984 Map of West Point
    1984 West Point
    1984 Print · USGS
    North-Central Mississippi in the mid-eighties shows a landscape defined by massive water management projects and dense timberlands. Researchers can trace the legacy of rural settlements like Geeslin Corner or the rail corridors of the Illinois Central Gulf RR near Grenada Lake.
    3 unique versions available

  4. 1984 Map of Tuscaloosa, 1985 Print
    1984 Map of Tuscaloosa, 1985 Print
    1984 Tuscaloosa
    1985 Print · USGS
    West-central Alabama centers on the mid-1980s expansion of the university and the river economy. Genealogists and historians can trace small-town connections through Burchfield Store, North Johns, and the rail lines of the Southern railroad.
    2 unique versions available

  5. 1984 Map of Jasper, 1985 Print
    1984 Map of Jasper, 1985 Print
    1984 Jasper
    1985 Print · USGS
    In the mid-1980s, the Walker County coalfields were a complex web of rail lines and river terminals. Researchers can trace the industrial heritage of the Mulberry Fork and locate local landmarks like the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery or Saragossa Ch.
    2 unique versions available

  6. 1987 Map of New Hope
    1987 Map of New Hope
    1987 New Hope
    1987 Print · USGS
    The Mississippi-Alabama borderlands in the late eighties show a landscape of rural communities and industrial pockets. Trace local family roots through numerous landmarks like Beersheba Cumberland Ch, Marrshs Chapel, and the Abandoned Landing Field.

  7. 1987 Map of Forreston
    1987 Map of Forreston
    1987 Forreston
    1987 Print · USGS
    The Mississippi and Alabama borderlands appear here in the late 1980s, just as the river system was being reshaped by the Tennessee-Tombigbee project. Local researchers can trace family roots through Mt Avery Ch, Toliver Cem, and the rural settlement of Forreston.

  8. 1987 Map of Steens
    1987 Map of Steens
    1987 Steens
    1987 Print · USGS
    Steens and the surrounding Lowndes County borderlands are shown in the late eighties as a landscape of rural churches and winding creeks. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like Anderson Grove Sch, New Zion Ch, and Piney Grove Cem along the Southern Railway.

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