Old Maps of Mount Sharon, Alabama for Academic Research

1. 1890 Map of Talladega

   

   1890 Talladega

   1890 Print · USGS

   Talladega and the surrounding river valleys are captured here in the late nineteenth century as the railroad and river economy flourished. Trace the locations of historic river crossings like Old Kymulga Ferry and local landmarks such as Odens Mill.

   BuyDownload
   BuyDownload

3. ---

4. 1892 Map of Talladega

   

   1892 Talladega

   1892 Print · USGS

   Talladega County and the Coosa River valley are captured here in the late nineteenth century as the regional rail network expanded through the mountains. Researchers can locate old river crossings like Chancelors Ferry, rural landmarks such as Edwards Store, and early hubs like Childersburgh.

   6 unique versions available

   BuyDownload
   BuyDownload

6. ---

7. 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.

   4 unique versions available

   BuyDownload
   BuyDownload

9. ---

10. 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.

    3 unique versions available

    BuyDownload
    BuyDownload

12. ---

13. 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.

    4 unique versions available

    BuyDownload
    BuyDownload

15. ---

16. 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.

    BuyDownload
    BuyDownload

18. ---

19. 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.

    BuyDownload
    BuyDownload

21. ---

22. 1975 Map of Gantts Quarry NW, 1977 Print

    

    1975 Gantts Quarry NW

    1977 Print · USGS

    The mid-Alabama landscape comes into focus in the mid-1970s as the Coosa River winds toward the settlement of Wilsonville. Researchers can trace the wooded shorelines and rural clearings surrounding the wide waters of Lay Lake.

    BuyDownload
    BuyDownload

24. ---

25. 1980 Map of Wilsonville

    

    1980 Wilsonville

    1980 Print · USGS

    The Shelby and Talladega county lines meet along the impounded Coosa River in the late seventies. Researchers can trace the river's influence on local life, from the Perkins Ferry site to rural landmarks like Kahatchee Cem and Shelby Shores.

    2 unique versions available

    BuyDownload
    BuyDownload

27. ---

28. 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.

    2 unique versions available

    BuyDownload
    BuyDownload

30. ---

31. 2024 Map of Wilsonville, 2024 Print

    

    2024 Wilsonville

    2024 Print · USGS

    The Coosa River valley near Wilsonville is shown here during a time when river crossings and rural church life defined the region. Researchers can trace ancestral sites like Heaslet Family Cem or find historic river access at McGowans Ferry and Fort Williams Ferry.

    BuyDownload
    BuyDownload

33. ---