1900s (20th Century) Maps of Childersburg, Alabama

1. 1915 Map of Gantts Quarry

   

   1915 Gantts Quarry

   1915 Print · USGS

   Talladega and Shelby counties appear here during the height of the early twentieth-century marble boom. Researchers can trace the rail-driven economy near Sylacauga and locate family landmarks like Oak Grove Church, Gantts Quarry, and Center Hill School.

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4. 1917 Map of Gantts Quarry

   

   1917 Gantts Quarry

   1917 Print · USGS

   The marble-rich corridor between the Coosa River and Sylacauga is captured here during the height of the early twentieth-century quarrying boom. Researchers can trace the rail-and-river economy through landmarks like Gantts Quarry, Mc Gowan Ferry, and Eureka Quarry.

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7. 1953 Map of Birmingham, 1964 Print

   

   1953 Birmingham

   1964 Print · USGS

   Central Alabama at mid-century shows a landscape defined by industrial expansion and the iron-rich ridges surrounding Birmingham. Researchers can trace the extensive rail networks of the L & N RR or locate historic federal sites like the Anniston Ordnance Depot.

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10. 1956 Map of Birmingham

    

    1956 Birmingham

    1956 Print · USGS

    Central Alabama in the mid-fifties exhibits a landscape of growing cities and deep-rooted industrial corridors. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of suburban Mountain Brook or locate regional hubs like Sylacauga and Jasper.

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13. 1957 Map of Birmingham

    

    1957 Birmingham

    1957 Print · USGS

    North-Central Alabama in the mid-fifties is an industrial powerhouse centered on the steel valleys and sprawling iron ridges. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail-linked growth of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, or locate rural landmarks like Talladega College and the Anniston Ordnance Depot.

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16. 1958 Map of Childersburg, 1960 Print

    

    1958 Childersburg

    1960 Print · USGS

    Childersburg and the Coosa River valley are shown here during a peak of industrial and military activity in the late fifties. Genealogists can locate family landmarks including Watwood Sch, Mt Zion Cem, and the Alabama Ordnance Works.

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19. 1958 Map of Harpersville, 1960 Print

    

    1958 Harpersville

    1960 Print · USGS

    Harpersville and the surrounding Shelby County riverlands are captured here in the late fifties, showcasing a landscape of rail-fed commerce and rural communities. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like Baker Grove Ch, Kidd Cem, and the riverfront settlement of Bailey.

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22. 1975 Map of Harpersville, 1977 Print

    

    1975 Harpersville

    1977 Print · USGS

    Harpersville and the Coosa River valley are seen here in the mid-seventies through detailed aerial imagery. Researchers can trace land use patterns and property boundaries near Harpersville or study the shoreline development along Lay Lake and Childersburg.

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25. 1975 Map of Childersburg, 1977 Print

    

    1975 Childersburg

    1977 Print · USGS

    The industrial and riverfront character of Talladega County comes into sharp focus in this mid-1970s orthophotograph. Genealogists and local historians can trace the precise residential layout of Childersburg and its proximity to the waters of Lay Lake and the Coosa River.

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28. 1980 Map of Sylacauga West

    

    1980 Sylacauga West

    1980 Print · USGS

    The marble industrial corridor west of Sylacauga comes alive in the late 1970s, showing a landscape shaped by stone quarries and rail lines. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named landmarks like Allen Cem, St Andrews Ch, and the high ridges of Kahatchee Mountain.

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31. 1984 Map of Birmingham South, 1985 Print

    

    1984 Birmingham South

    1985 Print · USGS

    The Birmingham metropolitan region and the Coosa River valley are shown here in the mid-eighties as suburban growth expanded south into the ridges. Genealogists and local historians can trace the development of communities from Bessemer to Sylacauga alongside the Lay Lake shoreline and the Talladega National Forest.

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