1968 Map of Ansley

About this map

Patsaliga Creek and its many tributaries, including Jackson Creek, Olustee Creek, and Boyds Mill Creek, carve through the landscape along the border of Pike and Montgomery Counties. In the late 1960s, this area of rural Alabama remained defined by a dense network of country churches and small educational centers serving local families. Communities like Ansley and Shellhorn are clustered in the southern portion of the map, anchored by the Seaboard Coast Line railroad and institutions such as Ansley School and the Junior High School. To the east, the settlement of Orion and landmarks like Becks Mountain rise above the drainage of Beeman Creek. The map documents a snapshot of traditional Southern land use, where dozens of family-named cemeteries such as Sanders Cemetery and Belser Cemetery are interspersed with active rural hubs like Meeksville and the Harmony School.