Old Maps of Vance, Alabama for Academic Research

Study the evolution of Vance with 27 high-resolution historic maps. Whether you're teaching, researching, or modeling changes in land use, these maps provide essential visual documentation of urban, environmental, and geographic change.

  • Analyze long-term change: Track patterns in development, transportation, and natural features.
  • Ideal for environmental or urban studies: Support academic projects with primary historical map data.
  • Use in the classroom or lab: Educators and researchers rely on these maps to bring historical context to life.

These maps are a powerful tool for teaching, research, and visualizing how Vance has changed over the decades.


Vance, AL maps

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  1. 1899 Map of Brookwood
    1899 Map of Brookwood
    1899 Brookwood
    1899 Print · USGS
    Central Alabama at the close of the nineteenth century is a landscape of growing mining towns and vital river crossings. Trace the early industrial rail lines like the Birmingham Mineral R. R. and locate family landmarks such as Weaver Mill, Pratt Ferry, and Providence Ch.
    4 unique versions available

  2. 1931 Map of Cottondale
    1931 Map of Cottondale
    1931 Cottondale
    1931 Print · USGS
    Tuscaloosa County at the start of the 1930s shows a landscape of timber rails and rural churches. Genealogists and historians can trace the Kaul Lumber Co (Abandoned) line or locate old community centers like Andrews Chapel and Duncanville.

  3. 1934 Map of Cottondale
    1934 Map of Cottondale
    1934 Cottondale
    1934 Print · USGS
    During the mid-1930s, the rail corridors of the Southern Railway and Mobile and Ohio Railroad shaped the growth of eastern Tuscaloosa County. Genealogists can trace family footprints near Cottondale and Duncanville or locate long-standing landmarks like Emerson Chapel and Howell Sch.
    3 unique versions available

  4. 1934 Map of Blocton
    1934 Map of Blocton
    1934 Blocton
    1934 Print · USGS
    Central Alabama's coal and rail corridor comes to life in the 1930s, showing the intersection of the Cahaba River and intensive industrial development. Researchers can locate old mining sites like Hill Creek Mine and numerous rural landmarks including Rock Institute Sch and Ada Chapel.
    3 unique versions available

  5. 1940 Map of Blocton
    1940 Map of Blocton
    1940 Blocton
    1940 Print · USGS
    Central Alabama's mining and river country is captured here just before the Second World War, centered on the coal hubs of Bibb County. Researchers can trace family roots through numerous rural landmarks like Mt Olivet Ch, Gray Hill Sch, and the rail junction at Blocton Junc.
    2 unique versions available

  6. 1953 Map of Birmingham, 1964 Print
    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

  7. 1956 Map of Birmingham
    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.

  8. 1957 Map of Birmingham
    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.

  9. 1969 Map of Coaling, 1972 Print
    1969 Map of Coaling, 1972 Print
    1969 Coaling
    1972 Print · USGS
    The hills of Tuscaloosa County are shown during the late sixties, a landscape where the Southern railroad line connects rural coal-mining centers. Genealogists can trace family names at Thomas Chapel (Cem), Pineview Sch, and the community of Coaling.
    3 unique versions available

  10. 1979 Map of West Blocton West, 1980 Print
    1979 Map of West Blocton West, 1980 Print
    1979 West Blocton West
    1980 Print · USGS
    Bibb County communities and coal works are documented in the late seventies as the industrial landscape shifted. Researchers can trace family sites like Johnstown Cem, locate old crossings at Smiths Ford, and follow the Old Railroad Grade.

  11. 1980 Map of Woodstock
    1980 Map of Woodstock
    1980 Woodstock
    1980 Print · USGS
    The Bibb and Tuscaloosa county line in the late seventies is a landscape defined by heavy rail transit and deep-rooted rural communities. Genealogists and historians can trace family sites like Shuttlesworth Cem, Union Cumberland Ch, and the old Old Grade roadbed.
    2 unique versions available

  12. 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

  13. 2011 Map of Woodstock, 2011 Print
    2011 Map of Woodstock, 2011 Print
    2011 Woodstock
    2011 Print · USGS
    Covers Vance, including Tuscaloosa, Woodstock, and other nearby areas

  14. 2011 Map of West Blocton West, 2011 Print
    2011 Map of West Blocton West, 2011 Print
    2011 West Blocton West
    2011 Print · USGS
    Covers Vance, including West Blocton, Lowerytown, and other nearby areas

  15. 2011 Map of Coaling, 2011 Print
    2011 Map of Coaling, 2011 Print
    2011 Coaling
    2011 Print · USGS
    Covers Vance, including Tuscaloosa, Brookwood, and other nearby areas

  16. 2014 Map of Coaling, 2014 Print
    2014 Map of Coaling, 2014 Print
    2014 Coaling
    2014 Print · USGS
    Covers Vance, including Tuscaloosa, Brookwood, and other nearby areas

  17. 2014 Map of West Blocton West, 2014 Print
    2014 Map of West Blocton West, 2014 Print
    2014 West Blocton West
    2014 Print · USGS
    Covers Vance, including West Blocton, Lowerytown, and other nearby areas

  18. 2014 Map of Woodstock, 2014 Print
    2014 Map of Woodstock, 2014 Print
    2014 Woodstock
    2014 Print · USGS
    Covers Vance, including Tuscaloosa, Woodstock, and other nearby areas

  19. 2018 Map of West Blocton West, 2018 Print
    2018 Map of West Blocton West, 2018 Print
    2018 West Blocton West
    2018 Print · USGS
    Covers Vance, including West Blocton, Lowerytown, and other nearby areas

  20. 2018 Map of Woodstock, 2018 Print
    2018 Map of Woodstock, 2018 Print
    2018 Woodstock
    2018 Print · USGS
    Covers Vance, including Tuscaloosa, Woodstock, and other nearby areas

  21. 2018 Map of Coaling, 2018 Print
    2018 Map of Coaling, 2018 Print
    2018 Coaling
    2018 Print · USGS
    Covers Vance, including Tuscaloosa, Brookwood, and other nearby areas

  22. 2020 Map of West Blocton West, 2020 Print
    2020 Map of West Blocton West, 2020 Print
    2020 West Blocton West
    2020 Print · USGS
    Covers Vance, including West Blocton, Lowerytown, and other nearby areas

  23. 2020 Map of Woodstock, 2020 Print
    2020 Map of Woodstock, 2020 Print
    2020 Woodstock
    2020 Print · USGS
    Covers Vance, including Tuscaloosa, Woodstock, and other nearby areas

  24. 2020 Map of Coaling, 2020 Print
    2020 Map of Coaling, 2020 Print
    2020 Coaling
    2020 Print · USGS
    Covers Vance, including Tuscaloosa, Brookwood, and other nearby areas

  25. 2024 Map of West Blocton West, 2024 Print
    2024 Map of West Blocton West, 2024 Print
    2024 West Blocton West
    2024 Print · USGS
    Bibb County's rural communities and family cemeteries are documented here in the early twenty-first century. Researchers can trace ancestral roots through sites like Johnstown Cem, Moffat Cem, and the community surrounding Vernontown.

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