2018 Map of Arley

About this map

The town of Arley and the surrounding woodlands of the William B. Bankhead National Forest define this corner of Winston County. The landscape is deeply carved by the serpentine fingers of Lewis Smith Lake, which creates a complex network of peninsulas and coves fed by waterways like Dismal Cr and Cutoff Br. This modern survey illustrates how local transportation and settlement patterns are dictated by the water, with roads like Wilson Bend Rd and Hosanna Hwy following the high ridges between lake arms. For genealogists, the map is remarkably dense with burial sites and rural congregations, ranging from the central Meek Baptist Church Cem to the outlying Old Bethel Cem and Taylor-Hill Cem. These landmarks, along with family-named locations like Wilson Bend and Bluff Pt, preserve the social geography of the region as it transitions into a recreational and residential lakeside landscape.